…I had something to post about but I got distracted by Ladybug fanart and now I can’t remember at all. I think it had to do with being worried about people hating my book because it’s a cis het boy (who is half white) and a cis het girl (all white + also a ghost) and how he SAVEs HER ETc

but you know I guess it’s okay because inevitably I will write some het pairings and some not het pairings in my life. I intend to write lots of books. About lots of different people. Mostly YA MCs, sure but yeh. This is just the one I happen to be writing right now. 

(and she saves HIS butt in the end, anyway)

…I had something to post about but I got distracted by Ladybug fanart and now I can’t remember at all. I think it had to do with being worried about people hating my book because it’s a cis het boy (who is half white) and a cis het girl (all white + also a ghost) and how he SAVEs HER ETc

but you know I guess it’s okay because inevitably I will write some het pairings and some not het pairings in my life. I intend to write lots of books. About lots of different people. Mostly YA MCs, sure but yeh. This is just the one I happen to be writing right now. 

(and she saves HIS butt in the end, anyway)

afatblackfairy:

bookstorepropaganda:

I really hate when a POC tries to talk about the lack of diversity in books, specifically YA, and someone is like “NO! Here’s a list of 10 black protags! And 5 Native! And 2 Latino! So much diversity if you look!”

No. Don’t give me crumbs and expect me to be happy. Don’t give me the same rehashed story of the Black kid overcoming the projects or the Native kid escaping the rez and their alcoholic parents or the Latino kid getting out of the barrio. That’s not what I want and that’s not what we deserve.

I want books with Native kids defeating aliens. I want books with Black kids overthrowing the government. Give me a book where the protag is a Latino asexual girl who has a wild adventure with her two new unlikely friends.

But don’t give me fucking crumbs and expect me to be satisfied. Everyone wants to eat a full meal at the goddamn table, you feel?

please PLEASE PLEASE

I hate YA books because all I see are boring white cis male and females falling in love over and over AGAIN

^ Reasons why imprints like Tu Books are necessary. 

https://www.leeandlow.com/imprints/3

Yes, more diversity. Let’s do it! 

donaldjareddunn:

When someone identifies with their favorite character it can say a lot about them. Whenever someone says “they are so me” believe them. Sometimes liking a favorite character they identify with is the closest thing to catch a glimpse of who they really are. Never tell anyone that they are talking about a fictional character too much, because deep down it could be the only thing thats been helping them battle their deepest insecurities. Even fictional characters can make a difference, regardless wither or not they are real.