Readers notice that monsters are usually my protagonists rather than my antagonists. Whether a dragon running for mayor, a lonely haunted house, or the literal shapeshifting lump that is Shesheshen, I deliberately play with dehumanization--and what that does to them (and to us).

Good for you. ❤️ I’m always heartbroken when the “bad guy”’of the story has a mental health issue. Why is he bad? “Well, he’s bipolar.” That’s it? “Yes.” There are 11 million people in the US with bipolar, & we aren’t doing that behavior. Try not being lazy & ableist & do a real backstory.