The downside to the freedom of this community is that bad apples work their way into the bushels, so this is one of the hurdles we as a community have to work with when making this great site what it is. We write because we like attention. In the past I’ve taken to great lengths to make sure no one knows anything about myself, but I feel as though at this point that’s a mistake. No matter who you are, I’m very grateful you’re here and reading/writing stories. If you don’t like writing anymore but want to finish your story, that’s on you. Every author will have slip-ups. I’m not gonna make a debate about stereotypes versus racism here, that’s a whole other essay entirely, but since it made my friend stop coming to the site it’s worth pointing out. It doesn’t even matter if it’s true past a certain point – if you’re doing well for yourself and others aren’t, according to some people, you’re at fault. If this essay is 4-5 months old at the time of reading and there’s still not a subforum up for that, be sure to message them yourselves too.
