My work-in-progress has been stalled for eight weeks. Usually, I just power through, then go back and tidy the mess later ... but not this time.
Looking over past projects, I realize the issue is always the same: there comes a point at which the story refuses to go where I want it to go, and we […]
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Such a weird article from a so-called #writer #author - maybe using #LLM #AI #GenAI has already fried his brain!
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March - I wrote 14,201 words, bringing my total to 74,249 (62% of annual goal).
Victorian vampires query: 8 pending, 25 rejections.
Edwardian fantasy mystery second draft: 63.9% complete.
Epic fantasy hero quest zero draft: 9.7%
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And Im thinking how diffrent our lives are now—diffrent from each other of corse, but what I reelly mean is diffrent from how either of us couldve imajined back in Arranfells. 2 years ago, is all it is, aint that strange? Its almost like were not even the same people and not just becos were older. Me, I even changed my name, but yet a lot of ways I feel I am the same. Tarry, Tari, there’s still the same me somewhere inside. I wonder do you feel like that too. Well Avi I have to be getting this done becos the Couriers are getting reddy to leave soon. So all I say is, and I probably said it alreddy at the start, I hope youre still well and happy being a Dawnsinger, being a Novice. Like I said were in diffrent lives from what we couldve ever imajined but seems like its terning out pretty well for me. I just hope its the same for you, and I hope you can write back soon, this summer anyway, and tell me. I do miss you but itud be a hole lot worse if we couldnt have these letters.
#WordWeavers 31/3: Share or tell us about a fun scene you recently wrote.
‘Scene’ may not be quite the word as it’s an epistolary episode, and I’m not sure about ‘fun’ either But can’t be picky as I’m mostly in revision mode, not many brand new scenes happening…
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Actually that's a fucking awesome concept for a book.
Somebody write it please and I'll be first to purchase :)
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You can find the project on GitHub here:
github.com/adgalloway/S...
And there's a discussion thread here:
forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/beta-teste...
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Attention anyone running #Scrivener on #Linux via #Wine.
The YouTuber "Linux Author" has put together an (unauthorized) flatpak that automates the process so that you don't have to touch the Terminal or go through Lutris. And he's looking for beta testers!
You can find the project on GitHub […]
The deadline to be included in the claim against Anthropic is 30 March. If you haven't already done so, submit your claim now. The Authors Guild have a useful guide.
authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-inte...
#AI […]
I recently heard a suggestion that authors should have an AI policy, so that readers know what to expect.
Simply put, I don't and won't use best-guess machines to write my books. Full policy on my website:
russellphillips.uk/about-russell-phillips/a...
#histodons […]
#WritersCoffeeClub Mar. 13: Talk about an experience when you consulted an expert for a piece of writing.
For #ZackJackson 2, I wrote the Hayden Planetarium & asked questions about unprotected exposure to the vacuum of space. They didn't respond.
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#WordWeavers Mar. 13: Tell us about a quirk your SC has.
By modern standards Markos is not quirky. By Ancient Greek standards, he's quirky because he treats a teenage girl w/respect, & believes she should choose her own destiny.
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For about two years, I couldn't figure out why Scrivener kept turning off while I wasn't looking. It was baffling.
Apparently, the Windows* version has an option that says "Turn off after 30 minutes of inactivity," and it's on by default.
Maybe the Apple version does, too, but it never came up […]
I randomly meet people who, apparently, follow my writing. One high point was when a famous Malaysian political columnist told me she followed my blog and enjoyed my writing, which made my eyebrows shoot up because I write mostly about tech and society, tho I do segue to geopolitics.
As a […]
#WritersCoffeeClub 8/3: Do the seasons influence your writing?
In my former career as an outdoor writer (and photographer), very much so, inevitably. As a fiction writer, the season I’m writing about often bears no relation to what’s outside the window. In fact…
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Narratively published the sordid details of my first kiss.
open.substack.com/pub/narratively/p/runnin... #Memoir #Kiss #WritersOfMastodon #CNF #Flash
We've recently set up a service called the Indie Ad Network, or IAN for short. The idea is that authors can display ads for each other's books, with no popups, cookies, tracking, data harvesting, or all the other things that make most online ads awful.
Just a picture of the book and a link to […]
A digital drawing of an aqueduct crossing a valley. The image doesn't have much detail or precise edges.
Progress on the writing of my next book is slower than I would like, but the cover artist is making progress. This is the first time I’ve hired an artist, and I’m finding the process interesting.
The image shows how he’s blocked out colours and started to […]
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We've recently set up a service called the Indie Ad Network, or IAN for short. The idea is that authors can display ads for each other's books, with no popups, cookies, tracking, data harvesting, or all the other things that make most online ads awful.
Just a picture of the book and a link to […]
We are now open for submissions for Hearth Stories:
hearthstories.org/submissions....
As well as our Robin Hood themed anthology (which accepts reprints as well):
legends.hearthstories.org/calls/gren-w...
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Ferbruary - I wrote 12,485 words, bringing my total to 60,048. Which is 50% of my goal for the year...
Victorian vampires query: 7 pending, 24 rejections.
Edwardian fantasy mystery second draft: 60.2% complete.
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My latest blog post--a riff on something I found in a Wired Magazine article. Enjoy!
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I'm Richard, a data scientist with degrees in computer science and cybernetics turned aspiring author.
I write a variety of fantasy, from epic to historic to contemporary/urban, and dable in science fiction; and mostly read the same.
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