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If I Could Fly
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, inspiration, writing on February 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I Welcome the Future
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, Thoughts, writing on February 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“The lesson I’ve learned the most often in life is that you’re always going to know more in the future than you know now.”
― Taylor Swift
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Not Cool, People
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, AI, argh, Clarkesworld, creativity, genre fiction, Writers, writing on February 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
When it’s not the AI, it’s the users.
Sci fi publisher Clarkesworld halts pitches amid deluge of AI-generated stories
Closing submissions is a drastic move. Until a solution is identified, the magazine is not considering stories from authors. “We will reopen, but have not set a date,” Clarke said on social media. “Detectors are unreliable. Pay-to-submit sacrifices too many [legitimate] authors. Print submissions are not viable for us.
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Everywhere Magic
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, drabble, Writers, writing on February 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Breakfast for Dessert
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, bad haiku, dessert, Thoughts, writing on February 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Rivers of bright snow
Winter can’t cool warm waffles
Belgian number four.
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Side Quests
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, side quests, Writers, writing on February 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Am I getting things done? I am. Are they the right things? Wellll… I mean, I’ll get to my writing and editing and workshop assignment and taxes eventually. Of course I will.
I came across a T-shirt that captures my day perfectly:
“I’m not procrastinating, I’m doing side quests.”
So, so true.
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Is Superman Insured? And Other Important Questions
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Fiction, stories in real life, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, “Phew, the caped crusader stopped the bad guy. It’s too bad he had to wipe out a city block to do it, ’cause that can’t be cheap”?
If you answered yes, or if you’ve ever wanted to know the difference between justifiable and reckless acts of damage (and why Peter Parker would be liable for millions before he’s legally able to drink), then this video is for you!
Insurance Lawyer Reviews Damage in Superhero Movies & TV | VF Reviews | Vanity Fair
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Happy You
Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, fair reader. I made a batch of candy hearts for you. Enjoy!
“Love is many things, none of them logical.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride
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Which is Witch
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, AI, Thoughts, Writers, WritingResearch on February 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I’m working on a project and recently found myself at the CIA’s website (as one does). After finding the information I needed I was about to leave when a link caught my eye. Spy Kids. What, I wondered, would the CIA use to appeal to children?
Answer: stories and games.
Well, I had to check that out.
Next thing I knew, I’d lost a considerable amount of time playing with codes.
It turns out that ChatGPT is magic at some codes, and spectacularly bad at others. The key seems to be in knowing which is which.
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Life, Man
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, appliances, home, Thoughts, writing on February 11, 2023| 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I gave my mother an appliance-related pep talk. Their fridge was making an ugly sound, but they managed to fix it, yay.)
Today, our dryer threw in the towel. Literally, as in, no matter how many times we ran the thing, the towels (and sheets, and shorts, and socks) refused to dry. Ruh-ro.
Enter Mr. Man. Trusty voltmeter in hand, he forged into the depths of the laundry room and after a valiant battle, emerged victorious. (For definitions of “victorious” that involve 3–5 day shipping of replacement parts.) The heating coil had snapped, so it was perhaps unsurprising that it could no longer perform its function.
So it was a no-writing day. Still, while the day was a bit of a wash (heh), it’s looking up!
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