People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.

Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.

Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing.

People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.

I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.

In medieval Europe, childbirth was a leading cause of death. So widowed fathers with children were quite common, meaning stepmothers were equally common.

Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goal.