Tag: musings
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AI and the Resurrection of the Author
The recent advancements in AI text may cause the human element to resurface in writing. Here’s why I don’t think that’s a good thing.
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What’s due to Caesar, what’s due to the Muse
On vacation, the Author realizes that he may not be able to dine on sole words.
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wormword – an AI-assisted short story (and what it means being creative)
A writer succumbs to the temptation of using AI-assisted tools. His Muse does not react as he expects…
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A brief thank you to my English readers
As you might have noticed, I have been trying to slowly diversify my production from just Patina, as I approach its end. This also means writing in Italian from time to time. To not disappoint my English-speaking followers I planned to add a few details about Patina‘s world building. But the day conspired against me…
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How to kill your novel
Last month I was trying to answer a friend’s thorny question: “How do you manage to come up with a new chapter every day?”. While I was squirming on my seat like a hooked worm, trying to overcome my inadequacies (should I tell him sometimes I manage to even fill a chapter with all different…
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On the shame of success – Musings/3
This blog started with one goal: help me complete the challenge of writing every day. And I did reach that goal, but that’s where a completely new slew of problems began. I was extremely happy about this result. I was facing down one of my greatest fears and I managed to overcame it, together with…
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On writing every day (for two months)
The Muse likes sweat. This is a saying I adhere to. It means that, at least in my own experience, inspiration strikes about two hours after I set my rump on a chair and began slaving away at the keyboard. I want to tell you a few more things about that. When I first began…
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On Making Stupid Mistakes
One of the effects the 100-days-challenge is having on me is how I respond to making mistakes, i.e. my greatest and deepest fear. Yesterday I realized that almost all the links I carefully recorded to ease navigations were wrong (I uploaded the admin version of the link instead of the public one). Much facepalming later,…
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