actually no both of those goddamn sources are either paywalled over any way to read the paper (looking at you, NYT; here’s an archive link) or just don’t contain any source at all, so here’s the actual published article (Fleming 2024). It, unlike the NYT reporting, is fucking open source and free to access, so that source should be easily accessible to anyone.
as much it is fun to be dramatic about alectopause i DO think that it is fine that Alecto the Ninth is taking a few years. this is an adult fantasy/SF series that is in all likelihood 700+++ pages, not a CW show, *and* it is the last book in a series which means it has a million things to tie up and resolve. idk it might also be because I autistically hate change and don’t want it to End, but until we get into GRRM territory I’m like. she + the editing process can take all the time they need, I’d so much rather wait for a good book than rush it and have it be bad yknow?
Genuinely I think one of the best things you can do to build characters in your story is give them a kink. You do not have to put that kink in the story. You do not have to tell anyone but yourself. But thinking about their wants and needs and what would bring them comfort or desire, about whether they crave power or crave a situation where they’re blessedly free from any power, about which taboo they might kind of want to cross, is really useful for getting inside their head. Also “what situation would make my character stupid horny enough to make a terrible mistake?” is a good plotting device. “It’s a plot hole that they made that dumb decision” no they were just whistling like a lustful kettle and forgot to turn their brain on.
Full offense, but I think milk substitution charges should not exist at coffee shops. It is NOT my or anyone’s fault that they cannot have dairy and that’s that.
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