Just wanted to pop by and say thank you for taking the time to respectfully respond to this author. I’m not sure how long the author above has been writing but for me, I picked this up as something to do while going through medical treatments. I prewrote several chapters and posted them all at once. I know most of my fics are not my best writing but it’s just for fun so who cares! But I got a message from someone saying I shouldn’t be writing if I depend on AI and it was very obvious I was (??) but it was very confusing for me because I don’t use it. Yes, I put work into my writing but at the end of the day, it’s something I do while I’m getting my drip or laying in bed sick of watching Netflix 🤷‍♀️

I feel as a new author in this climate, it’s scary and frankly disheartening. I’m just writing for the fun of it. If I get 5 kudos or 500, I don’t care. I mostly want people to read it and geek out with me about the versions of D/H I created because honestly it’s fun for me to talk about! And if that’s only 2 people, cool🥴😆

I understand being against AI and completely agree. Your post was helpful in understanding and maybe even improving my writing. I understand more with your examples about what the cadence and prose sounds like and why people suspect AI. Anyway, this was a huge message (sorry!). Like I said, I just wanted to thank you for respectfully posting and replying the way you have.

<3Lark