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I don't see a problem with it - I write many stories that prominently feature GL but also have some het content. I mostly do this when there's a bisexual or pansexual protagonist so, in my mind, the solution is pretty simple: if you search for GL and filter out bisexual or pansexual tags, 90% of...

I'm a pantster. I write a 1-page synopsis for each chapter. This help keeps my plot on the rails, but I don't feel obligated to stick to it. For instance, In my current Patreon story, The Temptress's Tapestry, I'm up to Chapter 10 but am working from Chapter 7 from my notes because of all the...

I've got four novels available on Amazon (all regions - as with IvyVeritas, the link is to US). Two of these novels are also available on my Patreon, while the other two are only on Amazon. All are $2.99 as ebooks and are full-length novels. I only write two drafts for my novels, but they're...

I'll echo a lot of what's been said here and add my own spin on it: -Gender-Bender is listed as a genre. Stories with this tag have a gender change as a major aspect of the story, whether or not any of the characters are trans. For instance, in many of my stories, there's a GB tag but not a...

I generally agree with your analysis, though I'd frame it a bit differently: good horror teeters on the razor's edge of control, fluctuating between an uneasy feeling of control (e.g. getting the tools/info to deal with a monster that was previously unbeatable) before plunging into uncertainty...

That's exactly what I was getting at. The exact behavior will vary from species to species, and more advanced apes (e.g. chimps and bonobos) even have different cultures between groups with different traditions of reconciliation. Among bonobos, make-up sex is a popular option...

The notion of apology and reconciliation is much older than spoken language, so the sentiment existed before there was a word for it. I think "sorry" is the equivalent of the conciliatory vocalizations and behaviors that the wrongdoer makes in primate social groups. That is to say, while both...

Dialog is easy to read and a good way to pad your word count, but if you want to write a good story that's both enjoyable and meaningful, you need to balance both.

Many of my novels have male to female transformations, but most of them have some straight sex despite having significantly more lesbian sex. Scions wouldn't be for you, since the sex is all MF. But Consequences of Magic (the sequel to On My Best Behavior), Unusual Cases, and Transfusion all...

Personally, I've found the SH community quite supportive overall. However, I do get my share of unfair * ratings. I've not yet received a negative review on an overall story, but maybe I just haven't been brought to the trolls' attention yet. But I think it would be a mistake to impute the...

Well... since you mentioned one of my novels by name, you might want to check out the others (if you haven't already). At least half will fit your criteria.

It was a joke re: the trope in question.

I'd say the criterion to go by is informed consent. If the AI is intelligent and mature enough to understand the consequences of its actions and to express and act in its own self-interest, then it has all of the necessary capabilities. Age of consent in humans is species-specific to how long it...

I think the appropriate response, in this context, would be to brutally beat whomever you think slighted you.

I hate it when I write myself into a corner and can't come up with a resolution or scene progression that both makes narrative sense and is interesting/satisfying. I also hate it when the word goblins crawl out at night and steal my writing. Hey! Those were my words! I wrote those! At least...

If you haven't read it yet, my story, Visions of Dark and Light follows two characters, both of whom start out as good and a bit naive, but gradually become much more morally gray: Ezra Wormwood is a nice guy from Earth who finds himself enslaved and then repeatedly targeted by powerful and...

Technically, it's a scientific monograph. They were a lot more common back then. These days, if it's not in a journal article, it practically doesn't count.

I have a pretty good grasp on what I'm good at as a writer. My grammar is good, my sentences are varied, and I can write from sentence to sentence very well. I'm also overflowing with fun and original premises, and my fans often request sequels. All is good and life is easy, right? Wrong! No, I...