—never gotten any sense that you're someone who would ever use AI and try to pass it off as your own work. It really sucks that this has happened, but I'm sending support and warm hugs your way. ;;

Your art is lovely, and it's sad that we live in a world where things that could've been human error have become red flags for potential AI. Your art always feels like a warm hug, and I don't think that's something AI can replicate. I'm mostly a lurker, but I've —

Congrats! Your edits are really lovely, I always love seeing them, and I'm excited that people at that event will have a chance to see your edits too! 😊

Related (or maybe the same) is that "I'm going to trick the reader haha" is not a good path to reader investment, but "I am going to delight the reader, haha!" is. They look the same on the surface but they're not. I always advise being generous to readers, not adversarial.