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    Science fiction cover, pretty basic

    Black square-chan is soo edgy <3
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    What makes a work of fiction worthy of being called art?

    Art is bullshit. The more bullshit you can pull out of something to talk about it and sound smart the more art something is. I had a professor who talked about a little girl in a story climbing a tree as a sexual metaphor. Typically art is the stuff a story is saying which is not the stuff that...
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    What's the worst character you ever made?

    Sexy muscular tanned beach boyfriend. He is such a himbo. I could've done better.
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    Do you use AI to help you? Asking humbly to anyone out there. I'm seeking an answer.

    You should use whatever helps you. Don't worry about what other folks think when it comes to what tools you want to use and what is most comfortable to you with practice, reflection, and working through the positive and negatives. Thank you for posting this thread and lots of cheer and support...
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    Paranormal experiences and story

    I have a ton of sleep paralysis stuff that freaks me out mostly it's like the doorway of my bedroom darkening when it seems like I'm awake I've also seen flashes of light. Nothing truly unexplainable but enough to put in my stories and try to exorcise from my brain.
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    The Art of Creative Insults: A Thread

    "I have expired yogurt more interesting than you."
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    Do you use AI to help you? Asking humbly to anyone out there. I'm seeking an answer.

    Claims not to be any good at English composes a lengthy, articulate doctoral thesis :p You're fine. I use AI extensively for checking on my work because it will catch things that my brain is blind to. In fact I fed it 1.3 million words recently and it discovered continuity connections that I...
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    Is 5k words too much for the first chapter?

    That's a lot to ask of a reader at the beginning most recommend to have like a little introduction or prologue before hitting someone with something deep like that it can absolutely work but it's definitely a lot to ask of a first time reader
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    How can i write believable relationships.

    Believable friendships have a history they're not perfect they differ by gender and personality outgoing friendships versus introverted friendships toxic relationships might look completely normal on the surface but they have something out of whack. Consider the characters fully and what reasons...
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    What have you wrote today?

    I wrote an opening lesbian snuggles scene to a new chapter.
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    When did you start writing?

    Late 1986. A train story :)
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    What's your opinion on giving constructive feedback for folks who do generate AI slop?

    One of the key problems with AI is you have to be a decent or at least experienced writer before you start using it. Because its ideas tend to be garbage. You need to be able to call bullshit on it. It will rise or sink to the level you seek of it. It is a mirror. If you are inexperienced it...
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    Most Hype Moment ever in a novel?

    My main character bursts through the wall of a fae UFO to rescue the others, who are seconds from being killed by a mannequin-like army, while riding a giant, winged, one-eyed monster with oversized genitalia.
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    Where do you get inspiration for your writing?

    I'll be minding my own business and suddenly my Muse who I have since visualized so I can give a face to my tormentor will just run in and slap me in the face with a fish of ideas and run off giggling "have fun with that, loser!" So I don't get inspiration, inspiration gets me when I least...
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    How long do you take to write your novel?

    I wrote four novels between 2 to 3 months and then two of them took almost 6 months. And then the most recent has been about two years because of some gaps.
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    What's your editing process? What do you focus on?

    My method has evolved over time and I know it will continue to evolve. I used to do more typing on an actual keyboard now I typically just use speech to text on a phone because it's much faster than the alternative however with names and particular designations the system is not very good at...
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    How Does Your MC Wipe Their Ass?

    I feel like this thread has left me with more trauma than any scary scene I've ever written in my books.
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    Does writing your story make you feel better or worse?

    It depends. Writing is always a sense of positivity but the emotions after a chapter or during a very heavy chapter can carry residual feelings that move me one way or another.
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    What makes you love your fiction?

    When it makes me cry or I chance upon something that's just like oh my gosh that's such a cool connection between elements in the story!
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