Artful_Becca

A/N: I've written quite a few chapters so can confidently say there WILL be an update EVERY Monday starting  today. Hope you enjoy and please leave a comment letting me know you if you enjoyed it xoxo

LinabelSanchez

Part 2 
          
          I rambled way more than I thought I would. 
          
          I’m genuinely curious. I’m not trying to start anything or accuse you of anything if it’s coming across that way. That’s something I’m trying to avoid. Like I said my brain is just hyper focused on this right now. TVD is very well known for having very little representation in the show. And any representation that has been in it has not been great. One of the only “good” representation that they have is the Bennett witch line. So to me, it’s a very interesting choice that your OC is white. Why not just create a whole new witch line that has nothing to do with the Bennett’s and make them white? There are definitely ways to have the same story that you currently have without Aella being a Bennett. Again it’s been a while since I have read the first book. I’m only now rereading it so please point me to the correct areas if I’m wrong and I just haven’t gotten to it or I missed it. The entire time that I was reading this before I had this thought process I was imagining her, and this is pretty basic lol, as Zendaya with green eyes and I’ll just continue doing that. 
          
          Have an amazing night, and I hope that my inquiry didn’t upset you in any way.

Artful_Becca

@LinabelSanchez I’m so happy you understand. Many people have said I’ve white washed Aella but Aella is a part of me and I am white. I will never understand how a person of colour feels or the stigma they face simply because their skin is different from mine. If I’m going to crate an OC character I have to understand how they feel and what perception of them can be. My cousin and I are close, like Aella and Bonnie once were. I wanted to tell our story through them. However, with Bonnie, the story took over from itself when MY cousin actually brought up the fact that Bonnie could have a different opinion of Aella once she knew what Aella had been keeping from her and just how powerful Aella was. I appreciate you contacting me instead of making some sarcastic and mean remark that helps no one xoxo
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LinabelSanchez

Thank you for the clarification I appreciate it! See this is why I reread things because I don’t remember this part of the story at all!  
            This entire time I’m thinking her dad is Sheila’s bio son. 
            
            Another reason I think I hyper focused on this is I have a similar situation as you. My mom, brothers, and the majority of my family are all pretty much white passing Latinos and I’m one of the few in my family with color so I totally understand what your saying. 
            
            Can’t wait for the next update!!
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Artful_Becca

Also, Sheila felt more of a familiar connection than just another witch and did some investigating (DNA/family tree) and discovered she and Calvin were related by blood too xoxo
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LinabelSanchez

Part 1
          
          First and foremost I would like to apologize for the rambling that is about to happen(this all had to be broken up into two parts because it was so long). Second I’d like to say I love Elemental and I think you write amazingly! 
          
          Okay so it’s very late for me, I’ve had an exhausting day and my brain is hyper focused on this thought I had while rereading the first elemental book. Why is Aella’s face claim white? It’s been a while since I’ve read the first book and I just got back into the series so I wanted to refresh my memory on the story and I’m a few chapters in, and maybe I missed it but I don’t see anything that would indicate Aella has a lick of melanin in her. So I went to the cover and the girl on there is, to me, very clearly white. Aella is half Bennett meaning she’s at least half African American. I’m assuming, because I have also not seen any info on what her mother looked like, that Aella’s mother is white. Now there are many biracial people that appear 100% white physically and they experience a world of challenges because of it. If that was your goal with Aella I’d think that’s pretty amazing because minorities are so rarely represented and more so white passing minorities and their struggles; but again I haven’t seen that in the story, and maybe I missed it so please tell me. However, since I haven’t seen any indication that that was the intention, I have to assume you just made her white for some reason? So then my question would be why would you do that?

Artful_Becca

Hey @wattpad please make notifications easier for writers and make a notification section for OUR and notifications for the books/authors we follow. I miss SO many notifications because it’s all grouped together in one messy space. And don’t get me started on PMs considering mine hasn’t worked for over YEAR!

Artful_Becca

A new chapter has been updated for An Elemental Difference. 
          
          Also, while I've been laid up in bed, I've been able to edit Violent Delights and give it a more grown-up feel, considering it's a few years old, and I feel that I've grown as a writer since it was published. 
          
          Additionally, I wanted to get a fresh perspective as I plan Book 2 of Violent Delights, as Book 2 of An Elemental Difference is soon to end.  
          
          Love you all xoxo