What are the most proud of in your writing so far!?
Hard to say… it’s probably a toss-up between the fact that most of my characters are Chinese, the fact that Kenny (from Lucidity) is a gnc girl and her family and friends are not only okay with that but love and support her all the way (I may not identify as a gnc girl right now but that was a part of my identity growing up and I still remember how much it sucked) or that Yanfeng (ODAP) is a handsome prince who is 5'0 and no one makes belittles or fun of him for it or sees his height as detracting from his attractiveness.
I’m not patting myself on the back for writing diverse characters, make no mistake about that—I’m proud of myself for writing the characters I wanted —needed—to see when I was a kid. Representation really matters, and if no one will give it to you then why not do it yourself, you know?
