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Sure. Coffee-shop AU where the cute, fumbling barista is fugitive special forces operator hiding her cPTSD under latte foam art. Could work.

Much like the communal brain cell, the ensemble cast passes the Moral Compass around to whomever needs it based on context. Except Liriel. Never give the compass to Liriel. Hers spins around like an idiot on a barstool.

Protag is definitely neurodivergent in a world that doesn't exactly have diagnostic criteria for that. EDIT: ...and it's not played for trauma porn/superpower

A little trick that can help the exposition not feel like exposition is to have a character slip it in as dialogue/action. If I can borrow your example to illustrate (obviously I have no idea how your character talks but this is just in my head): In this case, the balanced tray is illustrated...

She couldn't handle a high school dance even at full demon-killing power. So no, hard fail.

"Good. Listen very carefully. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to visit Sister Althea in the Copper Bowl and she is going to tell me about the extremely generous donation you made tonight on your way out of my city. For good. And Kazi? Extremely generous. I need to hear those words come out of...

I mean...I don't disagree. That's kind of the point?

Blurb: Cold War nuclear horror meets archanotech. Hubris meets entropy and is found wanting. Sequel to The Monarch Hypothesis Now I am become...Bored The alarms had been screaming for fifteen minutes when she entered the cleanroom. Fifteen whole minutes. Had he the wherewithal to...

I forgot another good reason for using AI: So you can learn what AI sounds like. Take this comment: Sounds better than the generic intro we all get. Actually mentions characters and their correct mannerisms. Mentions sensory details. Almost sounds legit, right? Prelude to another scammer...

Edited after some helpful feedback, updated word count as well.

It wasn't mean, it was honest. You said "I was bored" not "It was boring". It might seem like splitting hairs, but to me there's a difference. I get the sense you've been burned by the terminally-online for similar feedback though, so it makes sense why you'd feel the need to qualify it. The...

Hot Single Readers in your area want your plot! Generic vAIgra cover art without a prescription! ...my ass is gonna get flagged as an actual spam bot.

I'd actually really appreciate some feedback on a short story I posted on the forum. It's only about 2.6K words in length, but wow...getting any interaction sometimes feels like running on ice. Here's a quick blurb to see if you're interested: Legends say she appears across cultures: the...

Sometimes I'll take a break by writing a slice-of-life scene with the characters. Something non-canon or just doesn't fit into the plot but most importantly fun and easy, hopefully funny too. It helps sometimes. At worst it usually gives me new plot ideas or minor gags to add in later.

"We're trying to reach you about your story's extended warranty." My go to answer is "I have an artist I work with, thank you." That's usually enough to scare them off.

Exactly, and knowing that fact means you can use it to your advantage. Is it going to be insightful? No. But will it reliably spot plot holes for you? Also no. Big no. What it does tell me is what sorts of ideas a statistically average, somewhat-engaged reader might pick up on. One answer...

I slip song lyrics into dialogue and descriptions, especially if a certain song was inspiration for a specific scene. I'll also slip extremely dirty shanties in but cut the character off before they get to the worst parts.

I sometimes use it as a test audience. I write a passage, send it to the AI and ask for an analysis. Then I repeat that without changing anything. After a few passes, I get an idea if the imagery/themes/plot points that I had intended to convey are coming through. If I get weird responses or...

Originally posted in the feedback forum, but I guess it was the wrong place for it. A quick read with subtle plot, hope you enjoy and thank you for reading. BLURB: Legends say she appears across cultures: the veiled guide, the ash queen, the immortal mourner. To Professor Beric Raghthul, these...