I was a lot less worried about Han-byeol’s inclusion than everyone else but I did want to be respectful of everyone else’s worries. How extreme the content could or should get was a big point of conflict generally. I feel like a big part of the tension between me and kirin was that they wanted the story to be more focused on the Korean diaspora experience whereas I had wanted to have it indulge in the taboo subject matter more, and they didn’t feel those two could be compatible. I was sure it was possible for the two to coexist, but I don’t think we would have been able to thread that needle without Ophelia’s help.
Thanks for your comments! I’m really glad you appreciated how thorough the postmortem was. it took a lot of time aaaaaaaa