She can only write about what she knows after all.
It's not like KH knows firsthand what it's like to be a witch or a vampire (and do we know for sure that KH is 100% straight?). People write about things they don't know all the time. That's why there's research.
I think it's more likely that she would decide not to alienate her straight audience who "just can't identify" with a heroine who has even the tiniest attraction to women (which makes me unutterably grouchy, since I had to identify with 100% straight characters ALL THE TIME, and it's not like Rachel's likely to be a lesbian at this point).
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It's not like KH knows firsthand what it's like to be a witch or a vampire (and do we know for sure that KH is 100% straight?). People write about things they don't know all the time. That's why there's research.
I think it's more likely that she would decide not to alienate her straight audience who "just can't identify" with a heroine who has even the tiniest attraction to women (which makes me unutterably grouchy, since I had to identify with 100% straight characters ALL THE TIME, and it's not like Rachel's likely to be a lesbian at this point).