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  1. AnEmberOfSundown

    Grimdark vs. Nobledark: Which fiction do you prefer?

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

    ERECT!

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

    What makes your fiction unique?

    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...
  4. AnEmberOfSundown

    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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.
  5. AnEmberOfSundown

    Authors, Do you plan your stories?

    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...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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...
  9. AnEmberOfSundown

    How detailed are your environments?

    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.
  10. AnEmberOfSundown

    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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.
  11. AnEmberOfSundown

    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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".
  12. AnEmberOfSundown

    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    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...
  13. AnEmberOfSundown

    What's your ultimate 'dream' for your story?

    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.
  14. AnEmberOfSundown

    Do anyone have plans to add their fictional version into their next novel?

    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.
  15. AnEmberOfSundown

    Add a "Neurodivergent Characters" tag

    Shot down in less than an hour. Response given: "a". Cool beans.
  16. AnEmberOfSundown

    Add a "Neurodivergent Characters" tag

    Bumping from the grave to ask for this tag. There is an "autism" tag but many of the settings in stories here don't fit with modern classification of autism/ADHD/depression/cPTSD yet feature characters who would be recognizable to anyone familiar with the symptoms.
  17. AnEmberOfSundown

    Opinion on ai?

    Most of the time a trying to scam you into forking over money for their “art” which is just AI slop that anyone can generate without paying real-art prices.
  18. AnEmberOfSundown

    Can we put the knowledge into our novel?

    I mean, I like putting random knowledge drops in the dialogue. Why not?
  19. AnEmberOfSundown

    Opinion on ai?

    Unfortunately, yes. Once you've seen enough of them or played with the chatbots enough yourself, you can pick out their very specific phrases and syntax pretty easily. I actually recommend people play with some of them for that reason. You'll get scammers who use AI to craft their messages...
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