Even if I were inclined to share pictures, I would never send a dick pic, especially unsolicited. They are an assault on an unwilling recipient and should never be acceptable. I vote for banning.

I experience character independence in just about everything I write. The characters evolve as they interact with other characters. On rare occasions they start down a path I don't want them on and they just keep going. To mitigate that some I develop character maps as each character enters the story. The map starts out pretty basic with just the stats. As the character develops, the story does as well.

About the only time I'll discard a story is if it ends up down such a dark path I don't like it anymore. I get that bad things happen, but I prefer to write fun stories with protagonists that are admirable.

I typically write what jumps out of my dirty mind. I get an idea and don't bother to write an outline. I start writing and see where it takes me. I realize that isn't disciplined writing, but I'm not Stephen King either, so there is that.