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That 'broken' doesn't have to mean 'worthless', that one doesn't have to destroy themselves to protect others, and that healing isn't always linear, is rarely pretty, and frequently leads to places that aren't where we wanted to go but needed to be.

I managed to find the perfect sweet spot for absolutely no visibility...but I did it to myself, so I guess I can't complain. Technically fan fiction, but not using canon characters so...I guess I'm not really sure what audience I was aiming for? IDK, just wanted to tell a story. An Ember of...

The goat doesn’t show up until book 2, just so you’re not disappointed.

An Ember of Sundown: A traumatized church girl runs away from home after years of getting beaten up by her scary mom and immediately gets hired by four weirdos who think she’s just there to pass out bandaids. Turns out she’s actually a fantasy war crime waiting to happen who can transform into...

Nobledark. If I wanted Grimdark I'd just keep doomscrolling.

If your erection lasts more than 24 hours you need to cast it again or it might kill you.

My protagonist channels both divine radiance and primordial entropy. Not in a "dark vs light, good vs evil" way, but as complementary forces she struggles to balance within herself. She worships the Everlight while simultaneously being a Shadow Singer. That is, someone who can weaponize chaos...

Possibly related note: whoever just tanked all 112K words of book 1 today...I will find you and I will thank you. Profusely. I mean, realistically I probably won't find you but thank you anyway.

I have 5 books plotted out plus an anthology/epilogue volume with major scenes, plot points, twists, and some transitions roughly sketched out in separate documents. Drafting mostly involves connecting these and smoothing it all out, which often leads to new details. Books 2 & 3 were...

I'm glad you took the time to sleep on it before answering because you hit the nail on the head. What you voiced was EXACTLY what I was concerned about, but I was also doubting myself and worried that I was overthinking it. Her behavior isn't "medicalized" or framed diagnostically. She's not...

According to ChatGPT (so basically voodoo but the math looks legit?) you'd need a 98,000 metric-ton counterweight to accelerate a 70kg mass to solar-system escape velocity (launched equatorially in a prograde direction relative to Earth). Of course, at that velocity any meat-based projectile...

Asperger syndrome is not a valid diagnosis anymore, it was merged into ASD in the DSM-V in 2013. There's not even an ICD-11 code for it, so it can't be charted (and therefore billed, which is how you know its for real, LOL). Probably why you don't hear about it as much these days. It's mostly...

I tend to focus on sensory details more than appearance. Smell is one that I think people often forget about but can do a lot of heavy lifting in the reader’s imagination with very few words needed.

This was my thinking exactly. Not going to lie, I was disappointed that the tag request was shot down with no explanation but, like I said, not my site.

Take all the time you need. I appreciate you giving it consideration. I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about this. I was half expecting the answers to be some version of "stop overthinking it".

Hi readers, I've been thinking myself in circles on this and figured I'd see what everyone else's thoughts on it might be. For background, I recently submitted a request to add a 'neurodivergent character' tag and it got shot down. I'm not here to re-litigate that. This is not my site, it's...

When I started? Official recognition/canonization would have put me over the moon. Unrealistic? Totally, but hey dream big right? Now? IDK man, some readers would be great I guess.

My fictional version is mentioned in passing, unnamed, in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it anecdote in book 2. I don’t do self-inserts.