Author's Note for Prince of Arabia by MissSexyRain

Hello good people. I just wanted to start off by saying thank you for reading this story all these years. I sometimes still get alerts or favorites for this story and it astounds me that people still read my awful high school writing. :) I wrote this story in High School as a sophomore if I'm not mistaken. And I have not done much with the plot when it comes to writing it. Now, I am a senior in College about to graduate. This year I've been learning about Islam and Orientalism in the West. It saddens me to say that when I look at the story notes I have from so long ago I see enthusiasm about writing story; however, now that I'm more educated I realize that while I didn't know at the time, I did have Orientalism within the story's makeup. For those who are now sure what Orientalism exactly means, I suggest you Google it but I basically learned it is how the West saw the Middle East and Asia. The romanticized and exotic depictions of Middle Eastern and Asian culture as something out of fantasy have negative and specifically racist connotations. Therefore, looking back at this story I have decided to let it go. Not only for the lost plot line on me, but also for the ignorant Orientalism I wrote. In my story I see a barely there plotline for Zero to gain control of Arabia's throne with the help of politicians and his lovers gathered along the way. It's quite sad actually. I think this story is my worst work besides that other story I deleted before. I am sorry to those who are disappointed to hear this.

Signed,

MissSexyRain