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Current writing advice I'm seeing on TikTok and Insta is telling authors to stop using em dashes in their work because, "AI uses em dashes so people will think you've used AI."

Y'know, the AI that was trained on the stolen work of real authors?

Anyway, I will not be doing that. What I will be doing, however, is adding a note at the start of all my books that no AI was used in the creation of my work because I, the author, did not go to university for four fucking years to study English literature and linguistics only to be told I can't use proper grammar because someone might think a robot wrote it.

Fucking, insane.

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Under observation.

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sometimes i say things on twitter and then make a little graph about it

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Today I wrote something that made me uncomfortable. A character’s legs got doused in dumpster juice. I have visceral reactions to just reading that kind of stuff, so writing it was a small challenge. I knew where I needed her day to go though. It had to go in the juice.

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why would you ever outsource fun to chatgpt? are you stupid? you can make mediocre shit by yourself too.

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"You just gotta trust the process", says man working with no plan, no clear idea of what the ultimate outcome should look like, and even less of a clue about whether this is the way to achieve it.

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Advice I gave someone today was: 'do it stupid.'

She wants to learn photography. Do it stupid. Take a million photos. Don't think about why they're not good. Enjoy the process of taking photos.

Pick out tge ones you like the most and figure out why you like them. Is it because the subject is centered? Is it because you caught them doing something cool? Is it because the light made cool shadows?

Do it stupid. If you try to do it smart, youll get stuck. If you think too much you'll never get to doing. Do it stupid.

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If there are trees you aren’t alone

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I'm so depleted from the last few days that I literally cannot access my brain. Gonna do something physical until my synapses start firing properly.

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today's countdown: It's November 1st!

Welcome to the first day of Novella November :D

If you haven't already, you can post all your progress updates, comments, etc in the #Novella November and #NovellaNovember tags!

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A Writer's Morning Hydration Routine

Wake up parched.

Have one sip of water. That should do it.

It did not do it.

Think, "Ah, I know. I'll have a nice cup of tea."

Drink tea. Get thirstier.

Wonder why I am still so parched.

Look at full water bottle on table next to me.

Lament my thirst.

"Better have another cup."