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The best way to respond to hateful comments accusing your story of being AI...

Make them feel embarrassed. 😏

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The Lost Shepard Will Be On Hiatus

Due to a lot of personal things going on, I don't have time to write and post every week. I anticipate it being for roughly till the end of the month, but I can't say for certain.

Don't worry! I will be back as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

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Chapter Delay

I'm so sorry, but due to an unexpected accident (no one's hurt, everyone is fine thankfully), I didn't have the emotional or physical capability to write this week. I feel like I'm letting you lovely reader's down, but I hope you understand. Hopefully I'll be back to normal next week.

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My Fanfic just got accused of being AI generated.

I'm all for calling out a story or a piece of artwork for being AI generated just so people can know, but my work is not a AI generated. Opening up my mail and seeing that someone thinks that all my hard work is not creative or original is greatly upsetting to me. So for anyone in doubt here are screenshots of my Google Drive. Shoot, I'll even share the documents if you want .

I never thought I would see the day when originally creativity of any kind can be in doubt. I'm so upset and saddened by this. If my story is truly on a blacklist due to this somewhere, please take it off. AI masquerading as original and stealing from actual creators is just as bad as original creations being accused of AI. Seriously this is insanity.

For those of you who are still in doubt, PM me and I will share my docs with you.

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The Lost Shepard: Chapter 2.4 is now up!

The survivors of Haven travel to Skyhold. Shepard starts a fight with Solas, and she makes plans to leave for home.

Read now on AO3.

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Possible Chapter 2.4 Delay Due to Easter Fun and Family Gatherings.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate! As stated above, we had so much fun yesterday that I couldn't make time to finish writing out the chapter. I will be doing that most of today, and hope to have it up tomorrow, Tuesday the 22nd, instead.

Thank you for your understanding, and I hope you also spend some time with those you love. :)

See you tomorrow!

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The Lost Shepard: Chapter 2.3 is up!

Shepard wakes to the dawn of a new hope on the horizon.

Read now on AO3.

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The Veilguard Didn't Save The Veil.

First off, I don't think Veilguard is a bad game. Alone, it's okay. As a DA game, and a game that was set up to be a sequel to Inquisition, it felt a little hollow to me. Again, I don't hate the game, but it just felt off.

No Keep carrying over aside, my main complaint with the story is this:

Solas' main motivation for taking down the veil changed.

Hold on! Hold on! Hear me out first...

1) His purpose is to take down the veil "for his people" and reclaim the time of the elves.

He stated to Flemmeth in Trespasser that "The people... They need me." In fact, he has stated and hinted at this multiple times prior to this game.

I know some of you could still argue that that doesn't change, but the way it is never talked about in Veilguard makes it appear like it has. Allow me to better explain with point two...

2) His regret was largely for his people, not himself or Mythal.

Regret was supposed to be the theme of Veilguard. Okay, nothing wrong with themes, and we saw in Tevinter Nights that a Regret demon formed in Skyhold from Solas' stay there. So, I didn't mind this being what they tried to showcase more in this game. My problem was what his main regret was showcased as.

Solas, being immortal, undoubtedly lived long enough to have much to regret. I do too, and I'm in my twenties! But never has he ever hinted at or stated before the game that he is motivated to take down the veil to make himself feel better for the unforseen consequences of it's creation, nor that he is doing it still because of Mythal.

He once destroyed the world (unintentionally) for the one he loved, and now he is doomed to destroy the ones he loves to "save" the world.

THAT is something to regret. THAT (to me at least), is more narratively interesting. But I digress into point three. . .

3) The veil was going to come down anyway.

Don't scream at me yet! I swear I have proof!

How many times throughout Inquisition did we hear him say "The veil is thin here"? Yes, yes, I know the Breach and rifts didn't help, but this has been happening throughout Thedas before that happened.

The veil has been thinned since it's creation due to wars, sacrifices, blights, ect. (See picture below and where they coordinate.)

Even with the Evenuris and old gods that are still trapped, it was coming down. Solas had to do something! Reguardless on how you feel about HOW he is going about it, you can at least see WHY.

Even with Solas trapped in the fade, the veil will come down eventually, because it was never meant to be made to begin with. Maybe it will be thousands or millions of years, but it will come down, which means...

4) Trapping Solas in the fade is not a permanent solution.

Seriously, though I doubt we are ever getting another DA game, if we do, they should at least address this.

P.S.

Thank you for reading. I just needed to start this conversation because I haven't seen anyone address this yet. 😭

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It's definitely a rollercoaster. Some days my husband has to drag me away from my desk while other days he has to tie me down to it. 😄

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The Lost Shepard: Chapter 2.2 is up!

Solas struggles with his choice, and comes to some startling revelations.

Read now AO3.

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You know you're a writer when you’ve had entire conversations in your head with your characters but can’t remember what you had for breakfast.

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SO MANY SCAMS ON AO3.

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The Lost Shepard: Act Two: Look To The Stars

Solas attempts to save Shepard from her hunters, and a new dawn rises on a changed world.

Read now on AO3.

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The Lost Shepard: Chapter 46

Solas' POV of Chapters 43-44. Also, the conclusion of Act One.

Read now on AO3.

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The Lost Shepard: Chapter 45

Solas' POV of Chapters 37, 41-42

Read now on AO3.

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Possible Chapter 45 Delay

The Lost Shepard on AO3

I've been struggling with migraines today (Sunday) which is normally the day I do a majority of my writing. Hopefully tomorrow I still feel well enough to finish the chapter, but if not, I will have to post it a bit late. Thank you for understanding. :)