Things I have Decided:
1. I’m going to keep writing BIPOC characters. But, I’m going to ensure that I’m not doing it just to tick off a box, because as much as I hate to admit it, I have definitely done that in the past. (Did I realize I was ticking a box? Maybe. Did I realize how terrible that was? No. Do I regret it now? Oh, yeah. Worst part is, I
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I respect and salute your decisions on BIPOC characters. Only yesterday, I unearthed Writing the Other, A Practical Approach by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, and I plan to read it.
And I can't tell you how much I respect your decisions to own all your work, including your fic. So if you can take hurrahs and kudos from someone like me, please do!
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I haven't heard of Writing the Other, I'll have to look it up!
It's not that I haven't owned all the work... but I've made a huge deal of separating Pen's things from Az's things, and trying to keep the two worlds separate. I'm not sure it's worth the effort, honestly - especially as I'm not trying to placate a publishing house, which I think is the main reason why anyone tries to keep those worlds apart. Chances are pretty good I'll never publish traditionally anyway (especially as I'm not even bothering to try), so why put in all the effort? What's that saying about cutting off a hand to save the foot, or something like that?
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