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So, women's dresses.

Contrary to popular belief (in which I mean that irritating guy on social media who thinks women are dressing too slutty), there is a difference between sexy and lewd.

I research a lot of outfits for women (yes I dress my characters based on their personality), and there is a difference between a reasonable outfit and whatever is on the hub.

Take for example the humble miniskirt. A lot of cool outfits come from it.

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You know, something I never considered in a fantasy world is when it comes to armor, how would a male blacksmith take the measurements of a woman? Like is it just accepted that it would happen or would there be hesitation from both sides.

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I'm curious about something. Should merfolk be considered part of the beastfolk race, or their own separate race? Something I started thinking about when I sat down to think about how races interact in my story

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Do you ever have a concept for a character that just refuses to let you go?
That's me with a beastkin seer who uses ghosts and wisps as a way to enhance her own shows as an idol.

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Are there any names out there, male or female, that are pronounced differently between languages or even within a language? For example Caroline/Carolina.

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I think I want to do a post on jealousy in fictional relationships because some of these characters pass from jealousy to toxic possessiveness.

Got this from a manga I had to stop because the "main" love interest was too much of a walking red flag for me to suspend my belief.

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When it comes to characters, I believe that a character's personality carries more weight to a reader than their perceived archetype. In this post, I talk about why I believe this is.

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https://miswired254.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/archetype-vs-personality/

Sometimes when I create a character, I start with a name. That name dictates personality, dress style, behavior, etc. It's honestly interesting how much a name can sum up a character's whole mood.

Also matching up a character to a name is fun in its own way.

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Debating the merits of fast drafting a book in August.

Is this a good idea or is it insane???

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#AuthorThoughts about #HiveSocial:

• If you are an #author trying to build a following, the lack of a Hive desktop app is going to handicap you because it's going to severely limit your visibility. Only others who have a Hive account as well will ever see anything you post there.

• You can't ever share a link to your Hive posts anywhere outside of Hive Social to tell people about your new release. Again, only others who have a Hive account will see those posts.

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