There’s been a tag going around on Twitter for the past few days, called #WeNeedDiverseBooks, about the lack of diverse characters (queer/POC/disabled/poly/etc.), and how we need these diverse characters in our fiction.

It seems unfair for me to say that I’m not a big fan of viral social media campaigns like this. It’s not to say that I don’t think they serve a purpose: I know that a lot of queer teens right now, for example, are breathing a little sigh of relief and are really fucking happy t...