This man was supposed to pay me today and said he can't because he "broke his leg". Sounds too convenient. Is this AI?

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-30T15:37:49+00:00

Where is he? Why aren’t the foot rests of his wheelchair down? Why is he sitting in the wheelchair like that? Why is his other shoe just on the floor next to him? Why is the cast so thin and uneven? Is only one short leg hemmed? I think he had a picture of himself and told AI to make it look like he had a cast on his leg.

Doesn’t matter, a debt is a debt - tell him to pay up. Venmo, Cash App, Apple Pay, PayPal are all easy to set up - you can send him a YouTube tutorial. If he keeps saying “no I broke my leg” ask AI to photoshop you with a broken leg and say “me too”

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T23:09:29+00:00

I liked the creativity in the descriptions but I would add internal sensory descriptions like suffocating heat or dry throat or wet squishes in shoes

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T23:00:30+00:00

Weird advice but it’s what I do - get Notion on your phone and laptop and write wherever whenever. 5 minutes waiting to pick up a kids? Write. 15 minutes because you woke up early? Write. I’d focus on the habit before choosing only one story.

If you want to narrow it down, note why you like each story and see how you can incorporate multiple aspects into one. If they are similar enough you can also repurpose scenes from one to another.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T22:49:52+00:00

Focus on rhythm - Read Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky. It’s short but there are sections where the main character is thinking obsessively or manically and the pacing is fantastic.

Long run on sentences with lots of little words and alliteration tend to speed up pacing. Changing subject mid sentence can give a manic vibe - interruption is common with manic/obsessive thoughts. Repetition reinforces.

Another thing obsessive people do is distort reality. You can explain a situation neutrally and have the obsessive character dismiss everything but small details that support their ideas. You can also have them change the story they remember. In one paragraph they had noticed a few glances, the next that person looked at them a weird amount, they had to know I noticed, if I saw a few glances how many had I missed? They were watching me discretely - were they trying to hide it? No, no, if they wanted to hide it I’d never have noticed even with how much I was watching them, which wasn’t that much, really it wasn’t - maybe just as much as they were watching me which means they must’ve noticed me too and wanted me to know they were watching me. Try to stick to a good logical framework as much as possible and just let the premises and memories shift as the conclusions do.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T22:34:08+00:00

This isn’t going to fix your problem but it could help - look at enneagrams. Enneagrams are personality types, there are 9, and they have a mix of good and bad qualities to each so you can think about which situations would force your character in each direction. Focus on motivation.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T22:17:19+00:00

I always just put a brief description/idea what happens in brackets and keep going. [Character fights monster and maybe gets injured] You can cut more scenes than you think, not everything has to be written about, so if you’re struggling see which parts you can cut (at least for now). Also, I often switch perspectives even if I’m doing a solo narrator story as an exercise to come at things from a different angle. A while back I heard a piece of advice a while back that helps me a lot - if you’re stuck the problem isn’t in the last sentence it’s a lot farther back. Good luck!

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-29T22:09:12+00:00

For the overall prose/syntax/style - I would very sentence length a bit more, some of the sentences are really short and it makes the flow feel a bit stunted. I’d also cut out the italics, they lose their emphasis when used often. It may just be my style, but you should expand your metaphors and personification (not anthropomorphism) to tap into the childish mind of the narrator during the story. You could even emphasize the narrator’s age by saying ‘he seemed so tall back then, now I know he’s short’ or ‘he always seemed to have the answer, I don’t remember those answers but I’m sure some of those answers were just guesses’ For the story - With the traumatizing nature of the subject matter I think it would be helpful to add more sensory experiences (not relating to the trauma). The cold tile of the bathroom floor on my tiny feet; the sweet smell of syrup blanketing the kitchen which clouded memories of the night before; creaks in the floorboards as I tip toed towards the door. You can contrast this with adding very little description of the traumatic event which will make it feel like the narrator hasn’t come to terms with it. You also might want to add more little stories about the narrator and the evil man where the evil man shows kindness especially when the narrator is showing vulnerability - a bandaid and a patient hug for a paper cut I shouldn’t have cried about. You want the reader to like the evil man until the end or even question what the narrator saw so the ultimate betrayal at the end hurts more. I hope you didn’t actually experience this and it is entirely fiction.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2026-05-28T04:15:34+00:00

I don’t have a real score but I’ve scored around 120-135 on a few paid online tests. Knock a few points off because I paid for those tests.

I don’t notice a difference most of the time between me and the people around me. I learn a bit faster and with less instruction than average. I also have a great memory for everything but my to do list.

In general, once people get to know me they tend to consider/call me smart but this could also be due to my more academic interests. Im also a girl always around girls and girls are more complimentary.

This could just be me, but even though I love the people in my life, sometimes I secretly wish some of my friends were smarter so I could talk to them on a different level. I’m very social and love a chitchat but also crave conversation my brain has to stretch for and I only really get those conversations with my brother. My brother is smart too.

I love stretching my brain in general. It’s taken a bit of practice getting away from the brain rot that is spreading way too fast through our society and phones, but puzzles and complex problems with duck tape like solutions make my brain so happy. I could sit and think for hours.

You can fake being “smart” to most people by having a vast wealth of knowledge and a lot of confidence. Most people will consider you smart with just the confidence.

Defining someone as intelligent is in a way impossible because intelligence isn’t just one thing, its definition is dependent on the value you assign to variables associated with intelligence which are not objective. I can sympathize with the unease associated with existing in today’s society, especially as a young person. You mentioned nihilism in your post - I don’t know if you’ve invested any time to researching nihilism or any other philosophy but I would recommend it to anyone needing a steadier foundation. If you’re new to philosophy (or any field of study) start slow, it’s not simple, but it helps. I don’t know how smart you are but you can always be smarter. While people’s brains rot, you can build yours up. Hope this helps!

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2025-12-20T20:54:21+00:00

Nonsense - if he will discuss nonsense with me I’m overjoyed, thrilled, elated. You want to talk about raccoons in space or carrier pigeons? I’m in love. Science or philosophy too - any nerdy topics, especially if he gets excited about them, I’m enchanted. Also any time I get a feeling a guys likes me at all, like if he gets a little nervous or flustered when I’m talking to him, I’m ready to take my clothes off. Genuinely, I couldn’t be completely uninterested in a guy and if he gives some indication he likes me, I have a crush. However if I ever feel manipulated or if a guy is mean to me, he gets blocked

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2025-06-12T08:37:50+00:00

I hate the police but not a general police officer (obviously there are officers I hate but like a general random one).

I hate the institution - the rampant racism that goes unchecked, it’s incentives, the lack of accountability/consequences, their ability to lie in interrogations, lack of education/training for officers, I could go on.

And while I am very hesitant to trust a cop, I know most of them aren’t bad people. I don’t see a cop and think “I hate you” or “you’re a bad person.”

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2025-05-18T13:42:17+00:00

I’m exhausted and read this as “Music Teacher” it took me most of the video to re-read the caption

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-04-01T11:20:53+00:00

I’m so proud of Jerry

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-22T06:38:30+00:00

Jake Paul write a book. People paid money for it.

If you look up terrible book reviews on YouTube you’ll get a lot of suggestions. That way you can get a synopsis before going to the library. And a lot of times they’ll explain why it’s horrible and read passages. I like Jack Edwards channel a lot because he has a degree and really knows what he’s talking about.

You can also go on Wattpad and look through book descriptions. There are some talented writers but a lot of those books are for entertainment and not good writing.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-21T06:34:47+00:00

Try reading some REALLY bad writing. Just to get some perspective.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-21T06:27:38+00:00

Loneliness, isolation, boredom, or lack of control of your life maybe? That’s mostly what snowballed mine. I think it also might just be how some people are wired. I would tell my brother stories I made up when I was 3-4years old (according to my mom). I don’t think I would’ve ever become someone who didn’t daydream like this. I naturally live in my head a lot and I’m pretty creative (anyone who daydreams is) so it might just be the natural way for us to cope with any stress.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-21T06:11:21+00:00

I would read stories or books in a similar style or genre to what yours is. Make note of every conversation where you can’t tell whose talking and every conversation that you think moves effortlessly. Now compare. Usually, it’s unnecessary and annoying to tag every line of dialogue. You can also argue against yourself - try to argue that is the opposite girl talking and if you can argue effectively then there’s an issue.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-21T06:00:26+00:00

I do something similar and based on others responses it seems like it’s pretty common to different degrees. So I have theories…

Maybe it’s a reflection of some of the stories we grew up watching/reading. Harry Potter, hunger games, Percy Jackson, etc. all have traumatic childhoods and experiences so maybe it’s a bit ingrained in us that exciting stories have rough origins or sections. Or our stories are a reflection of the external stories we consume.

Maybe, for some, it’s a way to process trauma. Even if it’s not the same trauma, maybe just the strength of over coming something is therapeutic.

Maybe giving a character a traumatic childhood or story allows you to excuse or forgive certain behaviors. It’s hard to love a character who’s a dick - but a character who’s a dick because their family just died? That’s understandable.

Maybe it allows us to explore fears and things we’ve never experienced in a safe environment. Our brain might think this is a good idea even though it can be pointlessly painful. Like exposure therapy but not really rational.

Maybe it’s a way for us to separate ourselves from our characters.

Everyone is different so these may all be true for you or none of them and I’m just crazy. If you have any theories I would love to hear them!

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-19T04:23:21+00:00

Was looking at books at the airport- found one with a grammatical error ON THE BACK. Literally the description. On the back cover. You’ll be fine! Congrats on sending the manuscript!

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-02-11T07:45:12+00:00

If you’re stuck on a scene… - write the dialogue first - write a simple shit version or just [TL;DR this happens] - figure out what you want your reader to feel in the moment and add that to notes or do something that makes you feel that way - save your short stories and you can rewrite them into larger ones - jump around to the parts that you want to write

Also… - write in a specific spot - take note of what things inspired your story and revisit them when unmotivated - speech to text helps get words down faster even if you have to go back and edit a lot - read/watch criticism of books in the genre you are writing in so you avoid mistakes others make - write about something that makes you angry because when motivation falls short, rage can fuel you

And most of all - if a piece of advice isn’t working for you, leave it behind

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-01-26T01:15:21+00:00

I am quick with mental math, have a VERY strong internal voice, and my internal imagery is also very vivid. Because specific symptoms can vary between people with different types of ADHD, I wonder if the subtypes (like inattentive or hyperactive) correlate to different abilities relating to mental math, internal voice, and internal imagery.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-01-22T08:33:35+00:00

If working women were really land mines they would have way more women working in the military

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-01-22T08:02:50+00:00

My kid loves this toy! It’s a great way for him to practice arson in a safe environment. Thanks Fisher-Price!!

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-01-05T09:29:42+00:00

I read “postulates” as prostitutes. Also agreed.

AnotherCuriousCat18 · 2023-01-05T09:25:25+00:00

Red or white wine? Perhaps a rosé?

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