The Eternal Cable Conundrum https://mtwb.blog/the-eternal-cable-conundrum/ #blogging #blog #technology #amwriting #writing
Don't mind me, I'm writing an ebook, not the one my publisher would like me to write, the one that lit up my brain with creative ideas.
#Today 24
Good day!
And so the warming begins…
It’s coinciding with a long weekend holiday here in the US, which means the trails will be crawling with people, many of them on bikes.
I’ll wait.
Instead, & because I have the freedom to do so, I’ll spend these days on Book2.
Be everwell.
#PennedPossibilities 679 — What was your SC’s childhood like? How has their upbringing affected them as they’ve aged?
Every SC, because of where they live, had a bad childhood and young adulthood. There are, however, two exceptions to the idea complete and utter misery, despite how they struggled to make ends meet for years.
Dante and his family, although they truly did struggle, managed to survive and find their happiness. They were able to make ends meet. His siblings are an interesting bunch as well. They're all quirky. He's a family-oriented choom, and honestly looks at the gang like siblings.
Junk, too, is close with his parents. He sends them money weekly to help them get by. He's a good son. He even pays for their groceries and the cyberflat rent. He sees them whenever he can. He's also rather family-oriented. Despite what some might say, he's actually very sweet.
I Have a YouTube Problem https://mtwb.blog/i-have-a-youtube-problem/ #YouTube #tracking #selfreflection #mentalhealth #blogging #blog #writing #amwriting
Let me know
if you can see this post
I may be shadow banned
by those devious ghosts
pushing the algorithm buttons
Not that I give a damn
for I was anonymous before
but I prefer to be a nobody
on my own boring accord
Oh my god. How humiliating. Honestly, I don’t understand why writers would want an AI to write their books unless it’s as a content mill to generate income which I think it’s being used for the most right now. Slop generation. Too bad. It can be so much more than that.
I just started using AI for some things and it’s been working well for me. I have a very foggy brain which has trouble holding onto things and having a robot hand to hold through the process keeps me on task.
I’ve been using AI to talk endlessly about the story I’m currently writing. No real person wants to be subjected to that much navel gazing.
I also ask it things like “find instances where I’ve accidentally changed tense”. You know. Practical stuff.
I give it samples of my writing and ask it to describe my writing style. Useful for formulating answers for when humans ask me about my writing (I’m assuming at some point in the future, people will ask me about my writing…).
I ask it research questions on story details (I use Perplexity which cites its sources so I can follow up).
I ask it for critiques on scenes and get it to ask me questions about what I’ve written which is especially useful for keeping my head in the game and helps me think about my story in ways I might not have (like good crit groups do but available without an appointment).
Perplexity has Spaces where you can upload your Story Bible, for example, and then when you analyze story scenes within that space, you can get it to look through your Story Bible as context so you don’t have to remember every single detail of, say, a trilogy (or, if your brain is anything like mine, a novel or even a short story). Ask for a list of lines that need revision and get to work.
Same with other story meta. Upload character sheets for it to reference so someone’s eyes or outfit or name or… won’t be changing mid-story.
You see where I’m going.
This, to me, is how to use ai in writing. Not giving it a story idea and having it write it for you. But, hey. You do you. You might even end up in the LA Times!
What say you? Do you use it for anything? Everything? Would you ever? Never? What about Grammarly or autocorrect or spellcheck? Or are you a purist?
#ai #writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity
https://www.latintimes.com/fantasy-author-called-out-using-ai-after-leaving-prompt-published-book-so-embarrassing-583727
John J. Lennon lives at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, where he is serving his 24th year of a 28-years-to-life sentence. He’s also a journalist whose work has appeared in Esquire, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and more. Until last year, he was at Sullivan Correctional Facility, where he mentored emerging writers, both informally and most recently, through the Sullivan Nonfiction Writing Workshop. He writes for @nybooks about setting that up, and what happened when it came to an end with the prison’s closure. “I often think about the time before I came to prison, when I had no promising future. I’ve come to realize that two opposing realities can be true at once: prison probably saved my life and it’s where I learned to write; and prison is a disgusting place that’s hurting me more now than ever,” he writes. “I’m both ashamed and proud of my path. But it wouldn’t have been possible if prison officials hadn’t given writing programs a chance.” [Story may be paywalled]
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/05/21/finding-the-story-prison-writing/
Vogue writer Emma Specter, jots down her thoughts as she makes White Soup. (Frankly, the recipe sounds disgusting.)
https://www.vogue.com/article/white-soup-experiment-pride-prejudice
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#Today 23
Good day!
This is my day. Not the day I was born, but one I treasure just the same. Actually, more.
The day I observe alone. I’ve warmed to doing so, & no longer give details.
My heart is heavy, but with joy. I cried while preparing my coffee. That’s okay.
This is my day.
Be everwell.
Want to read a story about billionaires being wasteful and cunning workers getting something good out of it?
You can: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65759092
The idea came to me in a dream (really!). I guess it's hopepunk of a sort.
(@Binder gave me the title idea and @irina spotted some typos - the remaining ones are mine and my autocorrect's, of course.)
#PennedPossibilities 678 — How important to your SC is their hometown or where they came from? (For example, are they proud of it, or are they considered a hometown hero?)
First off, my SCs are all from the area of Ethera (the city where our story takes place), and they've stayed. It's a major city. They never moved away. It's the type of place where people arrive and never leave. It sucks you in (and usually eats you alive).
Their hometown, as terrible as it can be, is also where they met their friends and joined the gang. Alexios is the reason they have a true /family/ now. The gang is a band of misfits. On the one hand, it might be a terrible place, but on the other, it's /home/ and they'll never leave. They've never been proud of the city, though. How could they? They've never been hometown heroes, either. They're feared, not loved.
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What facilities exist in your world for people to express themselves?
(street art in Mendoza, Argentina)
30 Blogs in 30 Days Recap https://mtwb.blog/30-blogs-in-30-days-recap/ #blogging #blogpost #amwriting #writing #mentalhealth #30in30
Moonlit curtains
Through the open window
enchanting bird song
#DailyHaikuPrompt - nightingale
#Haiku #Senryu #ThreeLines #AmWriting
#Today 22
Good day!
A gnarly old tree straight out of a gothic rainstorm at midnight. Yet, during the day, I noticed all the new growth surrounding it.
I try to be new in some way each day. Some days, life gives me all the new I can handle.
It isn’t enough to be new, we need to be new again.
Be everwell.
Who reads the acknowledgements in books? Who reads author's notes and historical notes and that stuff?
I do. And I did before I was a writer.
May 22, 2025:
What is a "haibun"?
A haibun (俳文) is a short piece that combines prose and poetry (a haiku), with a subtle or direct link between the prose and the haiku.
Here's my first one, "My brother's fall" on Medium.
Haibun, "My brother's fall"
https://medium.com/@romanalanwrites/my-brothers-fall-134a0a8a6830
My Medium stuff should be open and accessible to all – let me know if it's not.
#PennedPossibilities 677 — What is your MC’s greatest skill?
He's a man of many talents (and many faults as well), but let's talk about something more subtle here. When his temper doesn't get the best of him, which can sometimes happen, it's the following...
Disengagement: He's skilled at stopping a fight before it starts or preventing an ongoing conflict from turning physical.
De-escalation: He's long since learned effective strategies to diffuse tensions and avoid unnecessary harm. Being a gang leader means he /needs/ that still on occasion.
Deterrence: He isn't too terrible at employing tactics to protect himself and prevent said aforementioned conflicts when it comes to himself, either. Also very important.
