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So, I got accused the other day of using AI to write my stories, and I've never been more offended by something in my whole life. This person was so adament and agressively rude and wouldn't take "No, I did NOT" for an answer. For the people who have followed me on here for years, I know you all can vouch for me not using something as stupid as AI to create my stories.
What really got me was they accused me of AI based on my sentence structure, i.e. my writing style, how my characters speak during dialogue, and the fact that I referenced Dracula in my Tale of Two Killers book. They TRIED to point out that since my book took place in the 1970s, the characters shouldn't have been able to reference Dracula (the 1992 movie), BUT IF YOU READ THE FUCKING SCENE, I'M REFERENCING THE FUCKING BRAM STOKER BOOK FROM 1897!!!!
And, of course, when I stated that I've been working on this series for LITERAL YEARS, and they were fucking WRONG about their AI accusation, all they had are insults about my books being stupid, and that I should go back to Wattpad (like Wattpad is a terrible place full of terrible writing).
I cannot express how much that random and very much hateful interaction made me feel. I ended up blocking them, of course, but omfg...my biggest fear would be that if this angry person hates me enough (for not fucking reason), they'll try to spread rumors about my series. My books mean so fucking much to me, and I've poured an endless amount of my heart into them, and for something as harmful as AI to be thrown against them really got to me.
Also, dealing with hateful assholes like that is one of the reasons I feel like I'll always lowkey regret having a much bigger online presence than before. I don't call people fans of mine, because I'm just a regular person who writes as a hobby, and dealing with hate from randos as never really been something I've ever had to deal with.