gnnghhh... i keep thinking about this. there& #39;s a white woman with a south asian surname by marriage, who writes & #39;indian-themed fantasy,& #39; and idk...write whatever you want, i guess, but.

people think they& #39;re buying a book written by someone with that heritage, but they& #39;re not???? https://twitter.com/ElleOnWords/status/1279157950943240192">https://twitter.com/ElleOnWor...

i don& #39;t know how to feel about it. a little queasy, i guess.

i, a south asian person, don& #39;t feel comfortable fictionalizing the culture of my ancestors.

but a white woman is like & #39;HEY LET& #39;S GOOOO& #39; and people who only see her name (initials and surname) think & #39;ooh authentic!& #39;

i& #39;m sure her books are lovely! i haven& #39;t read them. but i can almost guarantee that she& #39;s definitely had a different publishing journey than i would have had if i had tried to write the same books.