Pam Noles and I could have had the same loving and caring parents. My mom and dad used to asked the same questions of me back in the day and I didn’t have any answers either. I just knew what I loved to read and I dreamed of writing characters that would change things. Little did I know how hard that was going to be.

And, yes,yes, I know the sensation of wanting to hug white people- who get it. From my English teacher who found the fantasy with black folks in it for me when I was high school, to the clerk in the store who always made sure they had Tananarive Due( I met her at a writers workshop, what a wonderful, generous teacher.)

I will be sending the writers of fantasy and science fiction, in my critique group to the other two sources for information. It will save me from having to rant on and on about why their characters of color aren’t working and why they, as white writers, really need to care.

Once again thank you because this topic is so important to me as an African American writer.

My evil plan is working…mwah hah hah.