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  1. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    van•i•ty 'van-a-de | noun (plural vanities)
    1) Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

    Is Bolt proud of her appearance and her flying ability? Yes. And yes.

    Could she be a model? Not really. She could be mistaken for a boy but for her hips. But if you could admire the looks of an athletic thirty year old woman, she's likely the best you'll encounter. She works at it.

    Bolt loves flying, which is good since she's a day angel. Is she the fastest or best flyer? Likely not, but she accepted a challenge from arguably the best (the main series antagonist), and though Bolt lost, she received a complement.

    So, is she excessively vain or concerned about her image? Excessive being the key word here…

    Nope. And nope.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

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    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  2. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    van•i•ty 'van-a-de | noun (plural vanities)
    1) Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

    Is Bolt proud of her appearance and her flying ability? Yes. And yes.

    Could she be a model? Not really. She could be mistaken for a boy but for her hips. But if you could admire the looks of an athletic thirty year old woman, she's likely the best you'll encounter. She works at it.

    Bolt loves flying, which is good since she's a day angel. Is she the fastest or best flyer? Likely not, but she accepted a challenge from arguably the best (the main series antagonist), and though Bolt lost, she received a complement.

    So, is she excessively vain or concerned about her image? Excessive being the key word here…

    Nope. And nope.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  3. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    van•i•ty 'van-a-de | noun (plural vanities)
    1) Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

    Is Bolt proud of her appearance and her flying ability? Yes. And yes.

    Could she be a model? Not really. She could be mistaken for a boy but for her hips. But if you could admire the looks of an athletic thirty year old woman, she's likely the best you'll encounter. She works at it.

    Bolt loves flying, which is good since she's a day angel. Is she the fastest or best flyer? Likely not, but she accepted a challenge from arguably the best (the main series antagonist), and though Bolt lost, she received a complement.

    So, is she excessively vain or concerned about her image? Excessive being the key word here…

    Nope. And nope.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  4. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    van•i•ty 'van-a-de | noun (plural vanities)
    1) Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

    Is Bolt proud of her appearance and her flying ability? Yes. And yes.

    Could she be a model? Not really. She could be mistaken for a boy but for her hips. But if you could admire the looks of an athletic thirty year old woman, she's likely the best you'll encounter. She works at it.

    Bolt loves flying, which is good since she's a day angel. Is she the fastest or best flyer? Likely not, but she accepted a challenge from arguably the best (the main series antagonist), and though Bolt lost, she received a complement.

    So, is she excessively vain or concerned about her image? Excessive being the key word here…

    Nope. And nope.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  5. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    van•i•ty 'van-a-de | noun (plural vanities)
    1) Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

    Is Bolt proud of her appearance and her flying ability? Yes. And yes.

    Could she be a model? Not really. She could be mistaken for a boy but for her hips. But if you could admire the looks of an athletic thirty year old woman, she's likely the best you'll encounter. She works at it.

    Bolt loves flying, which is good since she's a day angel. Is she the fastest or best flyer? Likely not, but she accepted a challenge from arguably the best (the main series antagonist), and though Bolt lost, she received a complement.

    So, is she excessively vain or concerned about her image? Excessive being the key word here…

    Nope. And nope.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  6. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    Not at all. It’s the last thing in the world that Zerika cares about. The same could be said about Elric as well, ironically. They don’t care how others see them, either. It isn’t even a concern for them. On another note, Zerika’s usually covered in blood and mud after fighting monsters for coin, so there’s that. She really couldn’t care less.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  7. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    Not at all. It’s the last thing in the world that Zerika cares about. The same could be said about Elric as well, ironically. They don’t care how others see them, either. It isn’t even a concern for them. On another note, Zerika’s usually covered in blood and mud after fighting monsters for coin, so there’s that. She really couldn’t care less.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  8. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    Not at all. It’s the last thing in the world that Zerika cares about. The same could be said about Elric as well, ironically. They don’t care how others see them, either. It isn’t even a concern for them. On another note, Zerika’s usually covered in blood and mud after fighting monsters for coin, so there’s that. She really couldn’t care less.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  9. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    Not at all. It’s the last thing in the world that Zerika cares about. The same could be said about Elric as well, ironically. They don’t care how others see them, either. It isn’t even a concern for them. On another note, Zerika’s usually covered in blood and mud after fighting monsters for coin, so there’s that. She really couldn’t care less.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  10. #PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?

    Not at all. It’s the last thing in the world that Zerika cares about. The same could be said about Elric as well, ironically. They don’t care how others see them, either. It isn’t even a concern for them. On another note, Zerika’s usually covered in blood and mud after fighting monsters for coin, so there’s that. She really couldn’t care less.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  11. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    Yes and yes. Innit more fun that way!?

    One's an annoying punk gangster coworker who enjoys tormenting her, whom she can smell a block away.

    Another's the mob boss who has her blackmailed. She tried to insinuate herself into his life and slept with him. That was the past. He rarely personally gives her orders, but when he does, he knows and plays on her weaknesses.

    The scariest meets all those who might assist her in achieving her goals. In this case she knew Bolt through following the mob boss's career, but when she learned that Bolt trained her newest praetorian recruit to pass her rigorous flying test, she arranged to meet Bolt in person. Turns out Bolt is easily baited into a competition…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  12. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    Yes and yes. Innit more fun that way!?

    One's an annoying punk gangster coworker who enjoys tormenting her, whom she can smell a block away.

    Another's the mob boss who has her blackmailed. She tried to insinuate herself into his life and slept with him. That was the past. He rarely personally gives her orders, but when he does, he knows and plays on her weaknesses.

    The scariest meets all those who might assist her in achieving her goals. In this case she knew Bolt through following the mob boss's career, but when she learned that Bolt trained her newest praetorian recruit to pass her rigorous flying test, she arranged to meet Bolt in person. Turns out Bolt is easily baited into a competition…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  13. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    Yes and yes. Innit more fun that way!?

    One's an annoying punk gangster coworker who enjoys tormenting her, whom she can smell a block away.

    Another's the mob boss who has her blackmailed. She tried to insinuate herself into his life and slept with him. That was the past. He rarely personally gives her orders, but when he does, he knows and plays on her weaknesses.

    The scariest meets all those who might assist her in achieving her goals. In this case she knew Bolt through following the mob boss's career, but when she learned that Bolt trained her newest praetorian recruit to pass her rigorous flying test, she arranged to meet Bolt in person. Turns out Bolt is easily baited into a competition…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  14. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    Yes and yes. Innit more fun that way!?

    One's an annoying punk gangster coworker who enjoys tormenting her, whom she can smell a block away.

    Another's the mob boss who has her blackmailed. She tried to insinuate herself into his life and slept with him. That was the past. He rarely personally gives her orders, but when he does, he knows and plays on her weaknesses.

    The scariest meets all those who might assist her in achieving her goals. In this case she knew Bolt through following the mob boss's career, but when she learned that Bolt trained her newest praetorian recruit to pass her rigorous flying test, she arranged to meet Bolt in person. Turns out Bolt is easily baited into a competition…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  15. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    Yes and yes. Innit more fun that way!?

    One's an annoying punk gangster coworker who enjoys tormenting her, whom she can smell a block away.

    Another's the mob boss who has her blackmailed. She tried to insinuate herself into his life and slept with him. That was the past. He rarely personally gives her orders, but when he does, he knows and plays on her weaknesses.

    The scariest meets all those who might assist her in achieving her goals. In this case she knew Bolt through following the mob boss's career, but when she learned that Bolt trained her newest praetorian recruit to pass her rigorous flying test, she arranged to meet Bolt in person. Turns out Bolt is easily baited into a competition…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  16. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    In other stories, the answer might be yes, but not in this series. My antagonist only knows of Elric. They have never met. She certainly doesn’t know who Zerika is, either. That makes things more interesting.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  17. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    In other stories, the answer might be yes, but not in this series. My antagonist only knows of Elric. They have never met. She certainly doesn’t know who Zerika is, either. That makes things more interesting.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  18. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    In other stories, the answer might be yes, but not in this series. My antagonist only knows of Elric. They have never met. She certainly doesn’t know who Zerika is, either. That makes things more interesting.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  19. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    In other stories, the answer might be yes, but not in this series. My antagonist only knows of Elric. They have never met. She certainly doesn’t know who Zerika is, either. That makes things more interesting.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  20. #PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?

    In other stories, the answer might be yes, but not in this series. My antagonist only knows of Elric. They have never met. She certainly doesn’t know who Zerika is, either. That makes things more interesting.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  21. #WordWeavers 9/27: What interesting quirks do your characters have?

    I talked about this one for #PennedPossibilities a while back, so I'd be more than happy to copy and paste that answer. It was just too good not to recycle. I love having my characters a little (or a lottle) bit quirky.

    Zerika is far too quiet. She’s used to the solitary life. She has to learn how to *exist* with others. It’s tough for her, but she’s learning. As for Elric, he's a rather quirky man, to put it lightly. His hands are always flying about as he speaks, he’s silly and awkward, has conversations with himself, etc. It’s endearing, though.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  22. #WordWeavers 9/27: What interesting quirks do your characters have?

    I talked about this one for #PennedPossibilities a while back, so I'd be more than happy to copy and paste that answer. It was just too good not to recycle. I love having my characters a little (or a lottle) bit quirky.

    Zerika is far too quiet. She’s used to the solitary life. She has to learn how to *exist* with others. It’s tough for her, but she’s learning. As for Elric, he's a rather quirky man, to put it lightly. His hands are always flying about as he speaks, he’s silly and awkward, has conversations with himself, etc. It’s endearing, though.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  23. #WordWeavers 9/27: What interesting quirks do your characters have?

    I talked about this one for #PennedPossibilities a while back, so I'd be more than happy to copy and paste that answer. It was just too good not to recycle. I love having my characters a little (or a lottle) bit quirky.

    Zerika is far too quiet. She’s used to the solitary life. She has to learn how to *exist* with others. It’s tough for her, but she’s learning. As for Elric, he's a rather quirky man, to put it lightly. His hands are always flying about as he speaks, he’s silly and awkward, has conversations with himself, etc. It’s endearing, though.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  24. #WordWeavers 9/27: What interesting quirks do your characters have?

    I talked about this one for #PennedPossibilities a while back, so I'd be more than happy to copy and paste that answer. It was just too good not to recycle. I love having my characters a little (or a lottle) bit quirky.

    Zerika is far too quiet. She’s used to the solitary life. She has to learn how to *exist* with others. It’s tough for her, but she’s learning. As for Elric, he's a rather quirky man, to put it lightly. His hands are always flying about as he speaks, he’s silly and awkward, has conversations with himself, etc. It’s endearing, though.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  25. #WordWeavers 9/27: What interesting quirks do your characters have?

    I talked about this one for #PennedPossibilities a while back, so I'd be more than happy to copy and paste that answer. It was just too good not to recycle. I love having my characters a little (or a lottle) bit quirky.

    Zerika is far too quiet. She’s used to the solitary life. She has to learn how to *exist* with others. It’s tough for her, but she’s learning. As for Elric, he's a rather quirky man, to put it lightly. His hands are always flying about as he speaks, he’s silly and awkward, has conversations with himself, etc. It’s endearing, though.

    #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #TheScarletMirror #FatedByFire #CozyFantasy #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery #Romance

  26. CW: #PennedPossibilities 1140 | #SoulBearerLegacy ending spoilers

    #PennedPossibilities 1140 MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Balia: "Is one really a hero if one becomes a martyr, dying a lonely death that might make sense in a hundred years and nobody will remember that it was done? I don't want people to remember my name, but I want them to know that they've been lied to. Is that heroic? I don't know. Maybe."

    #amWriting #SoulBearer #SoulBearerLegacy #ZuriStories

  27. CW: #PennedPossibilities 1140 | #SoulBearerLegacy ending spoilers

    #PennedPossibilities 1140 MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Balia: "Is one really a hero if one becomes a martyr, dying a lonely death that might make sense in a hundred years and nobody will remember that it was done? I don't want people to remember my name, but I want them to know that they've been lied to. Is that heroic? I don't know. Maybe."

    #amWriting #SoulBearer #SoulBearerLegacy #ZuriStories

  28. CW: #PennedPossibilities 1140 | #SoulBearerLegacy ending spoilers

    #PennedPossibilities 1140 MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Balia: "Is one really a hero if one becomes a martyr, dying a lonely death that might make sense in a hundred years and nobody will remember that it was done? I don't want people to remember my name, but I want them to know that they've been lied to. Is that heroic? I don't know. Maybe."

    #amWriting #SoulBearer #SoulBearerLegacy #ZuriStories

  29. CW: #PennedPossibilities 1140 | #SoulBearerLegacy ending spoilers

    #PennedPossibilities 1140 MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Balia: "Is one really a hero if one becomes a martyr, dying a lonely death that might make sense in a hundred years and nobody will remember that it was done? I don't want people to remember my name, but I want them to know that they've been lied to. Is that heroic? I don't know. Maybe."

    #amWriting #SoulBearer #SoulBearerLegacy #ZuriStories

  30. CW: #PennedPossibilities 1140 | #SoulBearerLegacy ending spoilers

    #PennedPossibilities 1140 MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Balia: "Is one really a hero if one becomes a martyr, dying a lonely death that might make sense in a hundred years and nobody will remember that it was done? I don't want people to remember my name, but I want them to know that they've been lied to. Is that heroic? I don't know. Maybe."

    #amWriting #SoulBearer #SoulBearerLegacy #ZuriStories

  31. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Last night, when I performed a tiny, silly poem at my first ever open mic night.
    🦸‍♀️

    #Performing #AmPerforming
    #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritersofMastodon

  32. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Because of reasons of revealing spoilers, I'll speak for Bolt. She has a dim view of herself. Other than her athletic past, she never feels heroic. However, she does find herself in a tableau that she feels could escalate into deadly force†, which her side could not win.

    She would cite that moment.

    She defuses the situation. She uses sex.

    Which is problematic in so many ways I'm sure any of us could list, but super useful for a gender fiction author like me. Discussions of dignity, and use of the right tool for the job, follow.

    =-=-=-=-=-=-=
    †She's not as dumb as she thinks she is: #WordWeavers Sept 26/26 eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11734088

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  33. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Because of reasons of revealing spoilers, I'll speak for Bolt. She has a dim view of herself. Other than her athletic past, she never feels heroic. However, she does find herself in a tableau that she feels could escalate into deadly force†, which her side could not win.

    She would cite that moment.

    She defuses the situation. She uses sex.

    Which is problematic in so many ways I'm sure any of us could list, but super useful for a gender fiction author like me. Discussions of dignity, and use of the right tool for the job, follow.

    =-=-=-=-=-=-=
    †She's not as dumb as she thinks she is: #WordWeavers Sept 26/26 eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11734088

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  34. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Because of reasons of revealing spoilers, I'll speak for Bolt. She has a dim view of herself. Other than her athletic past, she never feels heroic. However, she does find herself in a tableau that she feels could escalate into deadly force†, which her side could not win.

    She would cite that moment.

    She defuses the situation. She uses sex.

    Which is problematic in so many ways I'm sure any of us could list, but super useful for a gender fiction author like me. Discussions of dignity, and use of the right tool for the job, follow.

    =-=-=-=-=-=-=
    †She's not as dumb as she thinks she is: #WordWeavers Sept 26/26 eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11734088

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  35. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Because of reasons of revealing spoilers, I'll speak for Bolt. She has a dim view of herself. Other than her athletic past, she never feels heroic. However, she does find herself in a tableau that she feels could escalate into deadly force†, which her side could not win.

    She would cite that moment.

    She defuses the situation. She uses sex.

    Which is problematic in so many ways I'm sure any of us could list, but super useful for a gender fiction author like me. Discussions of dignity, and use of the right tool for the job, follow.

    =-=-=-=-=-=-=
    †She's not as dumb as she thinks she is: #WordWeavers Sept 26/26 eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11734088

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  36. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Because of reasons of revealing spoilers, I'll speak for Bolt. She has a dim view of herself. Other than her athletic past, she never feels heroic. However, she does find herself in a tableau that she feels could escalate into deadly force†, which her side could not win.

    She would cite that moment.

    She defuses the situation. She uses sex.

    Which is problematic in so many ways I'm sure any of us could list, but super useful for a gender fiction author like me. Discussions of dignity, and use of the right tool for the job, follow.

    =-=-=-=-=-=-=
    †She's not as dumb as she thinks she is: #WordWeavers Sept 26/26 eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11734088

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  37. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Zerika: The first time Elric turned to me, looking for my… input. When he looked to me for advice. We were fighting against a band of brigands. It was because he appreciates and trusts me, that trust is honestly what keeps me going some days. I do what I do to *help* people, usually despite who and what they might think I am, and Elric’s trust (as a gift of sorts) felt like a reminder of that very thing for me. It made me feel like I *could* be a hero. That was the day I realized I had fallen for him.

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  38. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Zerika: The first time Elric turned to me, looking for my… input. When he looked to me for advice. We were fighting against a band of brigands. It was because he appreciates and trusts me, that trust is honestly what keeps me going some days. I do what I do to *help* people, usually despite who and what they might think I am, and Elric’s trust (as a gift of sorts) felt like a reminder of that very thing for me. It made me feel like I *could* be a hero. That was the day I realized I had fallen for him.

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  39. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Zerika: The first time Elric turned to me, looking for my… input. When he looked to me for advice. We were fighting against a band of brigands. It was because he appreciates and trusts me, that trust is honestly what keeps me going some days. I do what I do to *help* people, usually despite who and what they might think I am, and Elric’s trust (as a gift of sorts) felt like a reminder of that very thing for me. It made me feel like I *could* be a hero. That was the day I realized I had fallen for him.

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  40. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Zerika: The first time Elric turned to me, looking for my… input. When he looked to me for advice. We were fighting against a band of brigands. It was because he appreciates and trusts me, that trust is honestly what keeps me going some days. I do what I do to *help* people, usually despite who and what they might think I am, and Elric’s trust (as a gift of sorts) felt like a reminder of that very thing for me. It made me feel like I *could* be a hero. That was the day I realized I had fallen for him.

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  41. #PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?

    Zerika: The first time Elric turned to me, looking for my… input. When he looked to me for advice. We were fighting against a band of brigands. It was because he appreciates and trusts me, that trust is honestly what keeps me going some days. I do what I do to *help* people, usually despite who and what they might think I am, and Elric’s trust (as a gift of sorts) felt like a reminder of that very thing for me. It made me feel like I *could* be a hero. That was the day I realized I had fallen for him.

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