
Why do I feel like Harada was trying to voice her insecurities regarding her earlier doujinshi/manga releases through the words of that illustrator...
If that's the case then we should start appreciating her non BL works without bringing up unnecessary info about her previous works...

Yeah I realized that too, that character felt like a self insert. Does she have any other non bl works?
Imo I think she's referring to her previous more violent type of work, she has gathered a more "mainstream" media that could get more bothered about such topics, but still I think regardless of what people think she should make whatever content she likes and makes her happy.
I'm lowkey tired of reading too many office romance BLs, but the rating convinced me to click on this one and I'm glad I did