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My main character has the worst curse: 'Do The Right Thing'. It’s a magical affliction that causes her agonising physical pain if she refuses to help someone in need. She's a goblin assassin. She is miserable.

If you were writing or playing a chaotic fantasy character, what’s the worst (or funniest) curse you could dump on ‘em?

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I think of you tenderly, for it took too long for me to piece my heart back together —

like a puzzle not missing one piece, but a puzzle that's always changing its pieces.

Many nights, I tired myself out trying desperately to forget you, but I never could.

And it's okay. I am at peace now.

True love leaves you more broken, I've learned,

not with pieces missing, but with pieces that keep breaking.

I went looking for author subjects and found this on the three layers of setting.  I always enjoy world-building, so I wanted to look into this.  Now, I think most authors do this without meaning to, but it’s good to see the pieces.  So, let’s start with: Temporal Setting This is exactly what it sounds like.  Not the physical setting, but everything dealing with the time.  This can…

It doesn't matter if all you did was day-dream about your characters while staring at the ceiling.

Some people drink coffee.

Some people own a mug that says COFFEE, fill it with peppermint tea, and insist this is perfectly reasonable.

(She would argue the mug is a state of mind.)

I'm finally posting my first fanfic after letting it live in my notes for far too long.

Fandom: Criminal Minds Pairing: Spencer Reid / Original Female Character Genre: Slow burn • Case fic • Medical realism • Found family • Pediatric ward

Expect:

color-coded pens

dinosaur facts that become emotional metaphors

FBI agents learning to slow down

pediatric nurses who notice everything

children who deserve better

tea served in coffee mugs

Current obsession: whether being armored is the same thing as being safe.

1. It took 2.5 months to get through the edits, which is not my usual turnaround for a single round

2. I added 40k words to the manuscript and met my goal wordcount. I wanted LtDB to be right in between the prior books, so it's sitting at 170k.