It's very exciting to know you're reading our little Faerie Rising! We greatly respect your opinion and can't wait to hear what you think of it. Squee!
Auror
Bit of both. It started with the second one, since most people will write within the common narrative and thus what is familiar, what characters who's stories we see the most often. And then as we learned about the importance of inclusive writing we began making conscious choices to include characters who's stories are less often told. For example, Brian MacDowell, our young Hero just coming into his abilities, had Henry Cavill as a body model for ages. Very white. Literally the last night before publication, it occurred to us that there was no reason he needed to be white, and a whole lot of good reasons for him to be black. So we changed him at the eleventh hour and it brought a richness and depth to the character that had previously not been there.
MinstrelEEEEEEEEE! I'm so excited for you! Congrats!
