Tag: Writer

  • IWSG August 2024

    August 7 question – Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio? GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!! I just thought we’d establish where I am, exactly, on the whole AI and creative work-thing, right up front.…

  • When Inspiration FINALLY Strikes…

    I never know when the brain is finally going to kick back into gear. It’s one of the joys of long term mental health issues–when the brain decides “I’m on sabbatical,” there’s pretty much not a damn thing I can do about it. I can take my meds regular. I can review and tweak my…

  • IWSG July 2024

    I can’t really expound much on this month’s topic, being one’s favorite word-processor thingy. I haven’t had money to really explore anything beyond Linux Office Writer, which is essentially a clone of Word, with just enough differences that it avoids patent infringement. So. I guess we’ll pull another insecurity out of the hat. Networking. Some…

  • Inspiration

    Some of my best ideas for stories are traced back to dreams or objects. A few years ago, I saw this stationary set in my local post office: My mom squealed that she remembers that children’s book. I really don’t remember what she told me about the story. I assume it’s some tale about children…

  • IWSG May 2024

    May 1 question – How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you? Well, I suppose I should just show my cards n– SQUIRREL!!!!!!! … I get distracted from a cleaning task by a DIFFERENT CLEANING TASK!!! I’ve actually started downsizing my hobbies a bit because of my easy–SQUIRREL!!!!!!! ……

  • IWSG April 2024

    I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve got three front covers completed. One back cover down. I’ve started creating map art. I’ve started looking into how I want to address distribution. And umpteen million manuscripts in various forms of drafts or notes. I know that I need to work on my writing, but somehow,…