"Long dashes are proof you've written with AI."
Meanwhile, I've been using them for over 7 years (the entire time I've been writing fanfiction) because every writing course I've taken and several of my teachers in school have always emphasized that this is the correct way to format dialogue in any written work (books, stories, etc.): 😐😑😶
I genuinely don't understand why people accuse others of using AI, especially when they accuse me.
I've been writing fanfiction on Wattpad and AO3 for over seven years now.It seems odd to me, because if I were using AI, I wouldn't be uploading snippets (previews of upcoming plot points in my fics) on my various social media accounts (except Facebook and here).
What's more, before I even start writing a story, I create detailed outlines. This includes characters, locations, research for themes I'll address, the number of chapters the fic will have, and so on. This usually takes me a long time – I like to have everything planned out, even the ending! I generally never publish my fics until I have several chapters written in advance.
Seriously, I think these accusations of writers using AI for their fics are getting out of hand.
I know many might think I'm taking this too seriously, but the accusation really bothers me. People who follow me on my other social media platforms (TikTok, Wattpad, AO3, FanFiction.net) know how hard I've worked to improve my writing, striving for it to be perfect and enjoyable for both me and them. That's especially true for those who have read my fics from the beginning, when I sometimes missed certain spelling errors or when they helped me as beta readers.
Just in case you're wondering, when I plan one of my fics, I always do it in one of my notebooks first—those are the sketches. Then, if I'm happy with them, I transcribe them to Word, where they stay as drafts until I feel they're "perfect." Only then do I publish them.
While I was venting in this post, I realized the best thing I can do is block that person's account. This is already recurrent behavior; not only do they accuse me of writing with AI, but they also constantly comment on my fics, criticizing them and demanding they be written to their taste.
