I was writing my TDRHOM the other day and my sister read a little bit of it…….. she said it was good, but people were going to think I used chatgbt because of the dashes that I use “—“
I have now learned that that’s a tell because that app uses them often?
But I started using dashes after reading SJM ACOTAR and noticing how she uses them and how much sense they make to either emphasize something or make a quick pause or other things…… also, I write my stories, like actually write them down in my iPad. I use Element Note and write in there with my Apple pen and when I finish a chapter I type it out and correct a few things before my final drafts.
But now I feel weird bc what if I do all this work and people assume that? The first story I wrote on here (Forever Mine) was 4/5 years ago…. I think I’ve gotten a little better at writing bc that last one was, well, crazy since the POVs are everywhere and I over explain and couldnt really get it to flow easily. I know my readers liked it bc they made it make sense and understood what I was trying to say/go about it, which I love them for! But…. Am I just overthinking this? Should I rewrite it and remove the dashes? Idk what to do :(