: Re: Using country names in my book I wanna start to write my first book. My problem is if I could use real country names in my book. For example, can I say that the action takes place in USA,

@Connie138

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Publishers will include those disclaimers of liability in the frontpapers. As long as your book is marketed as fiction, you don't have to worry about legal ramifications for including the names of real-world countries.

Now, for including humanitarian incidents or disasters, you'll want to examine how you're including them and why. One-off references can contribute to setting, by rooting your novel in a particular time and place.

But if (for instance) the refugee crisis in a certain country makes up a significant portion of your book's plot or setting, you'll want to do the research that will let you examine it in a thoughtful and empathetic manner. Otherwise you run the risk of appropriating a serious event instead of reflecting on it.

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