J.K. Rowling's Cultural Appropriation Should Be A Lesson To White Writers

J.K. Rowling, author of the absurdly-popular Harry Potter series (of which I'm a massive fan), recently waded into controversy with her four-part "Magic in North America" series, which outlines the Potterverse's American history. Even before it went live, she was being criticized for her apparently blatant cultural appropriation of Native American folklore, and since publishing the criticism has only grown more pointed. When first hearing this criticism, I, as a wannabe author of fiction (by the...