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I'm deeply fond of Harry Potter (putting me in company w/ ~2 billion other ppl). But JKR and HP have become the prime example of approaching representation in fantasy fiction completely ass-backwards: awkwardly shoehorning it in after the fact. (An irritated thread about writing)
As a writer, I know ALL about the mental gymnastics of introducing new plot twists and story elements by mining breadcrumbs in your own work and going, "YES, I MEANT THAT ALL ALONG. I'M A GENIUS." We all do it, trust me. And maybe our intuitive creative selves *did* mean it, BUT
we have to make sure it WORKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORYLINE. That means going back and reworking EVERYTHING that came before so you're not pulling something out of your ass on page 324. If you're on book 4 and books 1-3 are already published? TOUGH BALLS. They're canon now.
