Category: 3. Develop Characters
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Step-by-Step Guide to Storytelling with Storymatic
This month, let’s fan the flames and set your creative mind ablaze. No AI, just human-powered fun! We’ll use the Storymatic® prompts and the Story Spine to stir your creativity.
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Game Over When AI Turns into ASI
I’m closing out March—AI Danger Awareness Month—with a warning about what’s predicted when ASI arrives in the not-too-distant future.
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Don’t Ignore the Glow Coming from AI’s Lab
In the bliss of ignorance, unencumbered by the facts, we sometimes do things we later regret. What can we learn about AI’s dangers that will help protect us and the people we care about?
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Mamas, Don’t Let Your Writers Use AI Slop
Wonky AI-generated images span the internet. Goofy eyes, extra fingers, and in this example, AI glued the right hand onto the left arm.
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AI Questions that Demand Answers
Contrary to marketing hype and naïve beliefs, AI is not a benign tool. Learn about the harm that can come from AI use.
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Writers Wake Up to AI’s Consequences
This brief post comes after a recent eye-opening blog written by a professional author describing the benefits of AI-enhanced research. However, people deserve to know the potential harm caused by their choice to use AI.
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The Importance of Genre in Writing Success
How do you narrow down what goes into your scenes? What do readers expect? Why does writing what you know sound like good advice, but audiences don’t always agree? Why is your creativity so important to exceeding expectations?
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Navigating Your Writing Journey: From Premise to Practice
How do you go about navigating the 60,000 to 100,000 words—the miles you’ll travel—to write a book readers will love?
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Motivation for Writers: Transforming Dreams into Reality
Those who merely dream are at the mercy of those who actually do. Writers can shape the lives of young and old.
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Top Tips for Editing Your Novel Without AI Assistance
I’m always on the lookout for ways to speed up editing without using AI. No one, especially AI, will ever care as much about your book as you, so I’ll share four of my favorite tips on how you can use writing tools to edit your novel.
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AI and Copyright: Amazon’s Controversial Kindle Feature
For a couple of years, I’ve complained about how AI has stolen copyrighted material, killed writers’ creativity, and destroyed professional reputations. Some think that the recent addition of AI to Amazon’s Kindle app might infringe on a book’s copyright.
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Understanding Conflict in Fiction: Key to Emotion
Readers love how conflict surfaces characters’ emotions in romance, mystery, and thriller novels. Let’s look at the differences between conflict, tension, and suspense.