Current Progress On Exile Has Me With Arcs 2 And 3 Now Fully Written (except For One Interlude Chapter)

someone on twitter is trying to claim that use of an em-dash is an indication of AI-generated writing because it’s “relatively rare” for actual humans to use it. skill issue

Character Flaws and Their Meanings

Impulsiveness : Acts on instinct without careful planning. Perfectionism : Sets unrealistically high standards, leading to self-criticism. Indecisiveness : Struggles to commit to decisions or choose a path. Arrogance : Overestimates one’s abilities and dismisses others. Pessimism : Habitually expects negative outcomes in most situations. Cynicism : Distrusts the motives and sincerity of others. Overconfidence : Places excessive faith in one’s skills, often underestimating risks. Stubbornness : Resists change and refuses to adapt to new ideas. Jealousy : Feels envious of others' success or possessions. Insecurity : Experiences frequent self-doubt and a lack of confidence. Procrastination : Tends to delay tasks, often leading to missed opportunities. Passivity : Avoids taking initiative and relies on others to act. Aggressiveness : Responds with hostility or force rather than reason. Selfishness : Prioritizes personal gain over the welfare of others. Fragility : Is overly sensitive to criticism and easily discouraged. Egotism : Constantly focuses on oneself and one’s own importance. Defensiveness : Quickly rejects or rationalizes away critique or new information. Manipulativeness : Exploits others to fulfill personal needs or desires. Recklessness : Shows a careless disregard for potential risks or consequences. Resentfulness : Holds lingering bitterness and grudges over perceived wrongs. Distractibility : Finds it hard to maintain focus amid competing interests. Impatience : Lacks the willingness to wait, often spoiling opportunities to learn. Perfunctory : Performs actions in a mechanical, uninspired manner. Self-Doubt : Consistently questions personal abilities and decisions. Arbitraryness : Makes decisions based on whim rather than reason or evidence. Rigidity : Is inflexible and unwilling to consider alternative viewpoints. Gullibility : Trusts too easily, often leading to being misled or deceived. Obsession : Becomes excessively fixated on particular ideas or details. Aloofness : Maintains emotional distance, appearing detached or indifferent. Intolerance : Refuses to accept differing perspectives or lifestyles.

Writing Advice for Brainstorming

Mix genres and time periods: Experiment by combining elements from different eras or genres to create unique settings and narratives.

Use "what if" scenarios: Pose unexpected questions (e.g., What if time travel operated on emotions rather than mechanics?) to spark novel ideas.

Draw from diverse mediums: Engage with art, music, or even scientific papers to inspire unexpected plot twists.

Embrace absurdity: Let illogical or surreal ideas guide you; sometimes the wildest thoughts lead to compelling stories.

Reverse clichés: Identify common tropes in your favorite genres and deliberately invert them to create fresh perspectives.

Incorporate personal anomalies: Transform your idiosyncrasies and personal struggles into rich, multi-dimensional characters.

Use mind-mapping: Visually plot your ideas in a freeform way to uncover hidden connections between disparate elements.

lisataylor moodboard

(Poll suggested by @phoseo)

Not including browbeat because he'd barely joined the group for a month he obviously has the lowest arrests.

Make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

it seems my poll about the lamest member of the nine was too easy! So, to give you guys a real challenge, I'm asking instead who the coolest member of the nine is! Please note that "coolest" and "least lame" are two very different things

Note: This is only members of the nine who were present during Arc 11 (and murder rat, who was a member of the nine and was present during arc 11, though not simultaneously)

Make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

Whew, just under a month since I started putting this fic down into a Google doc and it's already *way* longer than I was expecting. And I've only just finished arc 3... of 11. Satisfying as hell though :D

Can't wait to see how people react to the unposted chapters---in several weeks, lol

I see a lot of that attitude in comments on wormfics. Tons of "if i had that kind of power, I would absolutely murder and harm everyone who upset me", people gots issues and seem to misunderstand that 'protagonist who murders people wantonly' is pretty boring outside of crackfics.

I was looking at old Ward comments about how people wanted Victoria to stop feeling so bad about hurting people and to start killing villains.

It reminded me of that one Batman post about how him saying he’s not comfortable with committing murder shouldn’t be controversial lol

I feel like a lot of this is also people from the worm fandom thinking that Taylor had no issues killing people, when that is literally the furthest thing from the truth. It actually took a lot for Taylor to personally kill someone (though she did have Sundancer murder several dozen people, it’s easier because she wasn’t pulling the trigger), and it clearly took extraordinary circumstances to get that far in the first place.

The S9000 involved a lot of depersonalization of the clones and the stakes to be world ending for her to causally kill them.

genuinely obsessed w class of 09 bc wdym nicole

- actively, in canon, hates all men

- only builds any semblance of emotional connection with women

- states in text that shes never liked a guy enough to call him a "boyfriend"

- wishes multiple times that she was a lesbian

- only goes out of her way to help jecka

- IS IN A LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP

and then when the audience interpreted her as lesbian the creator went "YOURE ALL CRAZY" like this is the funniest shit in the world

rotten yuri on my mind

The other day I noticed that one of the roads I drive by on my regular commute is named "Leet Street" and boy did the whiplash from realizing that for the first time nearly crash my damn car