I feel like I owe my readers an apology.
It's been made known to me that readers who are POC feel excluded in how I've written my 'you/reader' style Silco fanfics.
I've never written Reader-style fics before this. This is new to me and I fear my white privilege is showing because they way I've written the "Reader" is essenitally white.
This was not intentional to exclude anyone or make them feel 'taken out of the story' because I failed in properly making the "Reader" neutral so the actual reader could visualize that character to fit the "you" perspective.
I honestly never even considered it or that I was doing this. It's just how I saw the character and I should have tagged the stories as OFC and not "you", even though it's written that way.
I'm not sure how to correct this unless I rewrite them. Please be aware I did not intentionally mean to exclude anyone from being able to insert themselves into the Reader character because I wrote 'her' as white.
I think I'll scrap future Silco stories i was planning to write to avoid this and not make anyone uncomfortable or offend them. I don't think I can write them as OFC since readers seem prefer the "you" format but I'm not sure how to write a blank character either.
I feel like im alienating a whole group of readers and I'm really sorry.
Addendum:
I don't want to be that person who ignores valid criticism.
But for my sanity, I'm just going to finish Bend as is. To change it or rewrite when it's almost finished will throw me off and delay it further when it's taken me a year to post one chapter. I'll rewrite it when it's done but I don't think that will appease those right now and im sorry. But I can only do so much with the little time I have. I think it's better i just get it done and over with.
I'll most likely scrap the other stories and start over. People don't seem to care for OC stories and prefer Reader pov. Either way I'll need to rewrite them. My writing style has always been a certain way and it may take time to change how I do it. I've never thought of it before and now I should take more care in being more inclusive or not write Reader povs anymore. Either way I'm prepared to lose readers.
At this point I cant honestly say when a new chapter will come. For those who have been crazy patient with me, I cant ask you to continue to do so.
I'm literally staring at the new chapter and have no motivation right now. I'm stuck. Please check out all the other great Silco authors out there.
