How many writing samples does one need to build an AI of a person? And could it take meetings?
Asking for a friend.
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Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’
‘Tis I.
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, science fiction, Thoughts on October 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Work. That Is All.
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, mostly work, Thoughts on October 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Spoiler Alert
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Charlie Jane Anders, creativity, genre fiction, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing, writing advice on October 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Interested in writing advice? Perhaps you’re on the waiting list for Charlie Jane Anders’ new book, Never Say You Can’t Survive, and wondering how long it will be until Tor opens up the ebook to libraries?
Good news! The posts on which the book is based are available on Tor.com’s website. Reading them is a window into the voice of experience, and persistence, and a lot like a call from a friend when you’re not quite sure things are going to work out.
Spoiler alert: They will.
Never Say You Can’t Survive | Series | Tor.com
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Robot, Garden, Flower
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, arts, DALL-E, poetry, Thoughts on October 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
System request: An Impressionist painting of a robot in a garden, smelling a flower.
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
― William Blake
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
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Run, Don’t Walk
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, book bans, Fiction, open minds, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 22, 2022| 1 Comment »
This quote has made the rounds but deserves to be repeated.*
When books are run out of school classrooms and libraries, I’m never much disturbed. Not as a citizen, not as a writer, not even as a schoolteacher … which I used to be.
What I tell kids is, don’t get mad, get even.
Don’t spend time waving signs or carrying petitions around the neighborhood. Instead, run, don’t walk, to the nearest non-school library or the local bookstore and get whatever it was that they banned.
Read whatever they’re trying to keep out of your eyes and your brain, because that’s exactly what you need to know.
— Stephen King
* Although I do still find book banning disturbing, it is quite helpful to get a list of exactly what to read next.
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The Answer Is Always Aliens
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, corn goodness, creativity, fall, Thoughts on October 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s fall, a time for leaf peeping, pumpkin everything, and seasonal creations like corn mazes.
Ever wonder how they make those elaborate maze designs? Check out this explainer on the really complicated examples:
Now that you’ve been introduced to the how, here’s more on the where, when and why: Farmers Create Elaborate Corn Mazes To Bring In Cash.
So next time you spot a corn maze, spare a thought for the effort, planning and artistry that made it possible.
Or you never know, it might be aliens.
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Guard Well
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, kindness, Thoughts, Writers on October 18, 2022| 1 Comment »
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
― George Sand (Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist, memoirist, and journalist)
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Today’s Plug for Sci-Fi
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, applied sci-fi, Fiction, future, genre fiction, problem solving, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What can science fiction do for you? Help you think. Here’s an interview on Marketplace, better known for its discussions with economists, professors and policy wonks, with writer Neal Stephenson.
How sci-fi can make us smart – Marketplace
We’ll talk with Stephenson about how he thinks about big, complex issues like climate change and what this genre can teach us about the future and solving problems in the real world.
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Metamorphosis
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts on October 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Sticktoitiveness
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
For when you’re stuck on a project and thinking that everyone knows how to do this but you.
Hallelujah! Leonard Cohen’s almighty struggle with rejected song that became a classic
Hallelujah is one of the most famous songs ever written, yet a new film reveals it took Leonard Cohen 180 attempts over a decade to perfect – only for it to be rejected by his record company. Nearly 20 years went by before an animated ogre, Shrek, turned the song into a monster hit.
Is this a little nuts? Maybe, but you won’t always know what’s “worth it” ahead of time. Tastes change, editors are human, and in the end, you’re the artist. Stick to it.
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