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benetnasch

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Queer indie author of sapphic fantasy and sci-fi. Vampires and shifters are two of my favorite things.

Other loves: (body) horror, sci-fi, visual novels, books, audiodrama, and music.

ADHD, autistic, OCD, Agender

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chevalier26 , to ActuallyAutistic group
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@actuallyautistic Does anyone else find that their music taste is extremely unconventional? I can enjoy most types of music with others, but when I'm alone I listen to stuff that most people would never listen to. Like historical folk songs, military marches, courtly dance music, sea shanties, etc.

I enjoy other music too but I feel like the above categories are things I am "ashamed" to play around others. Idk if that makes sense lol.

benetnasch ,
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@chevalier26 @actuallyautistic I mostly listen to electronica, but some of my musical tastes outside of that is stuff I don't play around other people. I love those remixes of...I guess meme content? My old SoundCloud is full of stuff like this:

https://youtu.be/dMk_Ea3NCbI

https://youtu.be/tdhRwADrkYA

https://youtu.be/82kop2jvY_A

catswhocode , to ActuallyAutistic group
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@actuallyautistic do any of you find the social dynamics online to be hard to navigate sometimes? In person is hard enough, but each social network has its own subtleties and complications.

benetnasch ,
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@catswhocode @actuallyautistic Sometimes, since tone can be harder to read. For me that mostly occurs with jokes or sarcasm, esp from someone I don't know. But at least I can ask them to clarify, or someone else does.

Offline is...far more confusing.

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon group
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Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

My top five reads of 2024 so far:

The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

James, Percival Everett

The Book of Love, Kelly Link

Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

Prequel, Rachel Maddow

benetnasch ,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon

A Man Named Doll, Jonathan Ames
The Boys From Brazil, Ira Levin
The New Couple in 5B, Lisa Unger
The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

theautisticcoach , to ActuallyAutistic group
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How do my comrades react to their things being misplaced or moved?

@actuallyautistic

benetnasch ,
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@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic "Don't touch my shit."

Uair , to bookstodon group
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Idea:

Bookstores should group fantasy with horror instead of scifi. Both fantasy and horror are purely creations of the author's mind; scifi is tethered to factual information.

If you need to group scifi, I'd put it with mysteries and thrillers.

benetnasch ,
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@Uair @bookstodon You have a very narrow idea of those genres...especially of horror.

And shoving sci-fi in mystery and thrillers??

Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride, looking somewhat bewildered as he states, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

benetnasch ,
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@Uair @bookstodon What's easier to write differs between authors. I love horror, but find it difficult to write. Sci-fi, less so. I used to think the same of mystery, but that's not the case for me. Your theory is bunk.

dickrubin716 , to bookstodon group
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I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on my from my latest book, The Challenges of Being Me. Do you like it? Does it capture your attention? Without knowing anything about the book, what genre would you say this cover best fits? @bookstodon

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@dickrubin716 @bookstodon It doesn't really do anything for me. I can only assume it's nonfiction, like a memoir. I've been reading those more frequently lately, thanks to recommendations from Depresh Mode and similar podcasts, so covers have been largely irrelevant.

Second best guess would be women's fiction, maybe?

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@dickrubin716 @bookstodon Ah...all I know about YA and romance books at the moment is that they tend to favor a more illustrated style. The ones I've seen with real people on the cover are fairly colorful, too.

LehtoriTuomo , to ActuallyAutistic group
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Someone asked whether I ever played Doom. No, not really. I told that I've never liked first person shooters and then it hit me. I never liked them as there's too much going on. In fact, I've never been a big fan of any types of shooters, the only exception being Cannon Fodder. Now, with the new-found autistic perspective, it makes perfect sense. Sensory overdrive all the time equals no fun. How about my fellow autistics, any fans of shooters?

@actuallyautistic

benetnasch ,
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@LehtoriTuomo @actuallyautistic I don't like shooters, not because they're overstimulating, but because they bore me. Also not a fan of guns.

I'm more of a jrpg kinda person, along with point and click, adventure (often with puzzles), and quirky little indie games.

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