I personally don't want to give in... 😭

I'm not sure what claim you're talking about. Chatbot definitely overuses em-dashes, and it uses them in a characteristic way. I've talked to several writers who now take care to use them less frequently, even though that's an annoying concession.

For sure. Plot still matters.

The rage comes from the suggestions that an em-dash = AI. Obviously humans use them all the time. It's more about how chatty uses them... and how often.

Yes, if it's a writer who has come to know their characters and is letting the story proceed in directions the characters would logically go. But as dev editors, we see many manuscripts where the characters are forced to follow a mechanistic plot that doesn't make motivational sense.

Definitely worthwhile. The free version is enough. You can sort by which agents are currently open to submissions.

Do you use QueryTracker?

I aimed to stay positive in the video but I 100% agree. There are some interesting things here, but the kid's lack of agency is zzzzzzzzzzz