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I take that response as the later then!

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Why?

Because i was unsure of your intent in your reply. So i asked and by avoiding the question with your second response it seems to only lead that you were not sincere in your statement.
As that is the only context you have shown for me to translate.

Ah whatever. I don't want to fight.

Context should include the character of the speaker, however; not simply what is said/unsaid.
I think I'm pretty straightforward as a rule.
Q has a wicked sense of humour.
Both contexts should inform your translation.

Drama in Addicts is desperately tedious.
Peace.

*Walks in nonchalantly and sees the above post* Did I miss something?

I would defend Q to the death, and I mean that in the most literal sense.
I don't think I need to here though. I can see both sides and understand them.

I could dissect your argument but I actually don't want to, many valid points in there amid the contentious ones.
I am truly sorry you were so upset, especially breaking down around others.

Autism isn't always the issue.
It's a spectrum after all. The fact that we all exist and are so different - look at the extreme from you to Q - is testament to that fact.
You wouldn't have to mention autism at all in explaining that Raleigh isn't dead. What bearing would it have on the story?
It is true that autism has a shakey public perception, usually tending towards the negative.
It is true that an isolated instance of an autistic person upsetting someone should not mar perceptions of all people on the spectrum.
It is also true, however, that it might. What should happen and what will are two different things.
Therefore, with regards to your concerns for how autism is perceived in your community, why mention that Q is [whatever he is]? Aspie, autist, level 2, whatever. Just say he's a dick. Or omit him and say you were misinformed.
I'm not trying to be anything other than logical here by the way, the above is my thought process and subsequent suggestions.



I have tried to exercise compassion for both sides.
I am able to see and accept why this happened. I am also able to see and accept why you feel it was unacceptable, and why it has hurt you so badly.
You would not be the first to find my modes of processing concerning. Maybe I give autism a bad name too .

Worried you will read this as passive aggressive. Really don't mean it that way.



^ Hey Kitty Kat

^Hiya!

I've decided to try something new for my next book that I haven't really done before--every single line of dialogue will contain some kind of subtle foreshadowing.

^Wow, that's insanely cool and ambitious.
How subtle are you going to go?

It depends on the scene in general. For instance, the opening line said by Aleta the Serener [think elemental/crystal fusion to use magic] mentions that everyone is technically safe, no matter where they are, which ties into a later scene where the main character Ami is being threatened by the doll-maker who 'created' her, and he tries to pick her up and carry her off, but is physically unable to. When asked how such a thing is possible, Ami replies 'I am a tree. I dig roots in the ground, and then nothing can harm me.'

Oh I see. Very cool. That's beautiful imagery by the way, the roots.
Foreshadowing is the gift that keeps on giving. Imagine someone finishing your book and then re-reading - you're giving them a whole new load of content and pleasure as they notice all the clues they missed. Brilliant!

The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead/ Hot Fuzz/ The World's End) has the best foreshadowing like that, hidden in speech and props details. They're the benchmark for subtle clues as far as I'm concerned. Might not be your cup of tea though, on account of the gore.

Thank you!
One of my favourite scenes is just before something catastrophic happens, when Aleta and Ami are looking up at the stars and everything on a clear night, and I describe it as 'as if the whole cosmos is singing, right in that moment.'

It's odd-I can pretty much count on one hand the number of books/ectc that have used foreshadowing in a truly brilliant way...

Meanwhile, Aleta's first conversation with the Doll-Maker much later is quite subtle:

Doll-Maker [after arguing that Ami is an empty shell]: But how can you know that there is something, some soul or essence, inside of it?
Aleta: Because there is nothing inside.

To the Doll-Maker's frustration, Aleta does not elaborate, but all of this comes back to bite the latter when...[highlight the spoiler if you want to see it.]

Is there anyone here?

murphy's law. my husband threw up blood this morning. like he already didn't have enough going on with leukemia and a blood infection.

^I'm so sorry. It must be very tough.

I wish I could do more to help, Cathylynn. All I can do is give you and your husband and family as much love as I can.

thanks, fellow addicts. he is better tonight. he kept down clear liquids and will get to eat tomorrow. fever is gone. here's hoping his infection-fighting cells recover from the chemo before the next infection.