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I think we can share the A with Agender and Aro Spec if others miss them.

Not a shouting match, kind of thing, merely, going Ah, I'm Ace Spec, but the A also means Agender and Aro Spec too.

That's it. No, I am not asking for Ally to be added. So let's celebrate the A with occasionally mentioning Aromantics and Agender exist under the letter, too?

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This is AI slop and why AI can't do traditional clothing. (including European)

Let's play, what's wrong with this AI slop which I got from here:

Explore 10 timeless facts about Korean folk art, highlighting traditional crafts, paintings, and regional styles for art enthusiasts.

Though the name of the website is iffy... as well as some of the info.

Anyway, I'll give you some time to really stare at what's wrong with these images before I give it a go. Ya ready?

This is why you shouldn't use Gen AI for traditional clothing and also for any historical clothing. The thing is a human can use google images to find out which ones are the real ones and then correspond words to a mental image. Most of the time when you get it wrong it'll come off incredibly racist. (in this case) or make a historian cry.

Before anyone says, "But-but you're disincluding white people"

Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2C0xI1mPNY

Gen AI doesn't know historical if it slapped it in its face.

So let's go and see if your answers match mine (Because I know hanbok from Korean diaspora in China to North Korean all the way back to Goguryeo...)

kimyoonmiauthor

Settings Sketch

So Scrivener has a "Location" Template, but I thought it was rather weak, so I beefed it up to have more things to think on, but not necessarily fill out. I used my inner nerd, Sociology and Anthropology to make this one.

As a Scrivener Template, I set it up to look like this (with invisibles on)

Here is the list of items I put in.

I know most people will do maybe the Name, name origin, the Geography, but for me, I like to know the people who live there and how the place woks in a social setting to get the place to feel alive and breathe.

This is my city template. For other locations, like say a mountain or lake, you probably could cut the majority of the list.

For individual buildings, etc, I'm more inclined to post a picture of the layout.

My favorite parts of the building up the locations are the grunt workers over the professionals. It makes your locations feel alive when the village/town/city is changing in some way or other. There is construction, the sewer system failed, the cogs fells out of place, the steam isn't steaming, etc. So it's worth it to put a little thought into it. Oh noes, there is a pothole, so a construction crew has to fix it. Often other world fantasy neglects this part, but in a way, a city/town, etc is a breathing changing entity, so it makes it feel much more vivid when it is doing that and maybe a small action your characters do affects that indirectly.

BTW, while you're at it, be a bit more creative with your prison system. You don't have to say lock up people with mental health problems and the poor. You could actually restructure society so that there isn't a permanent homeless and prison population, or children running around without homes or supervision. All those institutions you have in your day to day life--you could challenge them change them because you're wolrdbuilding.

Here is the text for those that don't have Scrivener or your screen reader is failing you.

Name of Setting

General Information Graphemes:

Meaning:

Origin:

Nicknames:

Role in Story:

Type of Place:

Government Type:

Story Characters Associated:

Geographical Features Climate:

Soil Types:

Vegetation:

Water Resources:

Landforms:

Mineral Resources:

Geological Description:

Demographics Ethnicities:

Race:

Age:

Socio-Economic range:

Religions:

Population Numbers:

Population Density:

Political Landscape:

Economy Real Estate:

Finance:

Large Companies:

Production and Industry:

Buildings:

Economic History:

Community Schools: (How many? How many students pers school? What levels?)

Major Parks:

Mixed Use Locations:

Major Public Places:

Must-See Locations:

Unique Features:

Utilities and Public Works Lights: (Gas? Electricity Magic Fire) Water Works: (How does water get to your residents?) Safety: (Fire, Fire Warning, Law Enforcement, etc) Park Services: (Who cleans up the Parks, trims the trees, etc) Trash and Recycling Removal:

Public Transportation:

Mail:

Communication:

Street Cleaners:

Sewer System:

Health Services: (Out of Pocket, Public, Private, Types of Practitioners) Mental Health Services:

School System: (Public, Private, Home, Mixed? Who gets it?)

Sensory Information Sights:

Sounds:

Smells:

Taste:

Touch:

General Information History:

Notes:

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Writing Advice: tips, tricks & helpful links, from your friendly neighbourhood fanfic author ✨ (part two—the resources)

see part one—the advice here

verbiage: • show, don't tell—a guide by @lyralit • this crazy big list of dialogue tags from @slayingfiction

diversity & inclusive writing: • a collection of helpful posts about BIPOC, gender, and body neutral inclusion in writing collated by @lavenderursa • this post on writing disabled characters by @cripplecharacters if you're not writing from experience

adding depth to your characters: • exploring character backstory and good traits gone bad by @saraswritingtipps • dark past ideas from @sas-soulwriter • @lyralit's list of things to think about when crafting a character

story structure and depth: • plot structures and this story planning template from @wordsnstuff • this collection of links from @oflights including fantasy name generators, child development guides, and height comparison visuals • finally, @writingquestionsanswered full stop, they have some fantastic guides and advice on things like this post on how to deal with writer's block and this one on how to start a story.

smut (i'm not gonna lie, there's a lot of smut resources): • the classic—quinnanderson's 'ultimate guide to writing smut fic' on AO3 • smut synonyms from @plaidstiel-wormstache • @maybeeatspaghetti's smutty dictionary • another smut thesaurus from @prurientpuddlejumper • this list of praise kink dialogue, also a good site for sex positions • sex positions for deep penetration (with diagrams) • this guide by @void-my-warranty • and not quite smut, but this post on how to write a kiss scene from @youneedsomeprompts

writing software: • a collection of alternatives to google docs, by @the960writers • here is @yekokataa's AO3 template for scrivener

prompts, for when you want to write but need a nudge: • @creativepromptsforwriting • @deity-prompts (who also has an excellent masterlist of writer's advice)

I may update this list occasionally who knows, but for now I hope some of you find it helpful 💗

A wild BattyKai has emerged from the depths of the crypt!

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″When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives.“

— George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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Ground turning dark, growing cold.

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LGBT BRAZILIANS TAKE CARE WITH DATING APPS AND GRINDR, THEY WILL BE USED TO TARGET VICTIMS PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST

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ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Whatsapp (the most used messaging app in Brazil), if you receive a contact from a “juridical support group for LGBT+ people who are being harassed” called “REAJA”, DO NOT INTERACT!!!!!!! Apparently, this is not a real support group but it’s a trap that are targeting LGBT+ people to physically harm them. They people behind “REAJA” have very malicious intentions.

Be careful and stay safe!!!!!!!

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A special ghost-spotting camera was planted outside of Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris. It will remain there while the ride is closed for refurbishment. The park recently announced that the attraction will remain shuttered until early 2019.