t's time for another installment of the Insecure Writer's Group hosted by the illustrious Alex J. Cavanaugh . To learn more about this supportive group click on the host's name. I feel very strongly about what happened to this author, and I fear it could happen to the rest of us if we don't stick together. Recenty, SCMP reported that after signing a seven figure book deal for the Fantasy, BLOOD HEIR, Chinese author Amelie Wen Zhao was forced to pull it from publication due to allegations of racism. The premise of the highly anticipated Fantasy trilogy was a retelling of Anastasia, except Zhao's adaptation used blood magic. Critics felt the story had racist undertones because of the cover blurb's description of a "World where oppression is blind to skin color and good and evil exist in shades of gray." Many criticisms came from a whispers online group, which, from my understanding are sort of the gate-keepers to approving YA novels. I...