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sara
is 40% done
so refreshing to have a fmc that isn’t snarky just to be contrarian and actually runs away when she’s told to! bar is in hell
— Oct 08, 2026 09:45PM
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sara
is 78% done
female characters other than fmc:
- nerium (evil stepmother)
- nya (evil stepsister)
- dimia (evil stepsister)
- mom (dead)
- aunt (haven’t seen since ch.1)
- ione (bewitched, acting evil)
- jespyr (no personality (yet…?))
thats a 1/7 conversion rate for compelling female side characters, 2/7 if im being nice. it’s just not good enough. is it so impossible for authors to write well rounded female characters?
— Oct 09, 2026 11:21PM
- nerium (evil stepmother)
- nya (evil stepsister)
- dimia (evil stepsister)
- mom (dead)
- aunt (haven’t seen since ch.1)
- ione (bewitched, acting evil)
- jespyr (no personality (yet…?))
thats a 1/7 conversion rate for compelling female side characters, 2/7 if im being nice. it’s just not good enough. is it so impossible for authors to write well rounded female characters?
sara
is 34% done
im enjoying this so far but the dialogue makes me feel a little stupid. every little action and feeling is entirely spelt out. it leaves little to no room for interpretation or nuance. it's so far a very tell not show story. but what a story! i hope the execution improves?
— Oct 05, 2026 06:18PM