The hardest part of bringing a book to life isn’t the editing. It’s the removing. It’s cutting the words you laboured over, the sentences you loved, the little turns of phrase you tucked away. It’s looking at your darlings, your clever lines, your beautiful moments, your 'surely this has to stay' sentences, and realizing that … Continue reading Killing my darlings one by one…
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My brain will happily invent an entire fictional kingdom at 2am but will refuse to come up with the name of a perfectly normal character.
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"Together, we can all take a stand. If we don’t, our children and grandchildren will not be visiting public libraries to seek out battered old paperbacks containing human-produced magic. They will be listening to AIs reading them AI-created stories through their neuralink brain chips.Nothing is off limits now - unless we place limits around it. … Continue reading Against AI Campaign
Quote of the day…
I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in. — Robert Louis Stevenson
First draft edits…
When you type the perfect sentence…
Quote of the day…
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.– E.L. Doctorow
Quote of the day…
Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy. ― Stephen King
Quote of the day…
I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. — Harper Lee
Lanne Garrett 