Content Warnings
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Are there any general warnings about O.Z. Emerald's works?
O.Z. Emerald writes erotica and erotic romance, so it is assumed the audience would be of-age and mature enough to read such content.
Generally speaking, if it's allowed on the major media outlets such as online bookstores and retailers, it is not outside of O.Z. Emerald's realm of possibilities.
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What are O.Z. Emerald's favorite tropes?
O.Z. Emerald's favorite tropes are: power imbalance, dubious consent and coercive intimate encounters, purity culture and blasphemy, paranormal lovers, age gap, branding/blemishing, pregnancy, breeding, womb tattoos, BDSM, and anything else that requires a shower after reading.
3
What is O.Z. Emerald's stance on A.I.?
A.I. is a hot topic currently that cannot be ignored, and it should be used responsibly to ensure human artists maintain their rights.
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Does O.Z. Emerald use generative A.I. when crafting stories?
No. O.Z. Emerald does not believe in using generative A.I. when it comes to prose in a story. All prose, good or bad, is crafted by hand.
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Does O.Z. Emerald use A.I. at all in the story craft?
Far from a luddite, O.Z. Emerald will use A.I. to a limited extent. If a process never involved a human in the first place, then O.Z. Emerald might use A.I. to save time.
Examples of where A.I. may or may not be used by O.Z. Emerald: brainstorming, note taking, research, story organization, adverts and social posts, first-round editing prior to human editors, and first-round beta reading prior to human beta readers.
Hot take: O.Z. Emerald often regrets wasting A.I. tokens when brainstorming with the A.I. because its suggestions are so cliche and awful.
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Are O.Z. Emerald's book covers, editors, or audiobook narrators A.I.?
My book covers are drawn by fantasy_art_z or are photoshopped stock images from GetCovers, who do not use A.I. for my commissions.
My editor is human, though as stated previously, I use A.I. editors prior to sending my semi-finished product to a human editor. I like to send my human editor as clean of a product as possible.
My audiobook narrators are human.