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Mel, I would warn about this. Enshittification. When there is no alternative to AI-what do those needing to monetise it do? Because make no mistake the investment in alternative energies and a different future evaporated when AI investment...

Agree! But what if AI could do some of the grunt work, ie research or proofing or administrative support? Tiffany Yates Martin had an interesting post on this. (What to Consider in Using AI for Your Writing). She believes that the generative...

Takes all kinds! If they aren't really writing and only feeding A.I....

Surely there's easier ways to make money! haha. In fact I can't imagine anyone writing for the money.

I suppose they're are all kinds of writers, some only do it for the money, some the love, some the art etc etc.

My question I guess is then, why write? If you don't want to break the story, and you don't want to push yourself and discover and express your own personal perspective, and you don't care about being original, and you don't care about...

Lots to take from this...but...a garlic-scented book? Have I read that right?!

This Week’s Bestsellers: October 6, 2025 The U.S. bestseller list for early October saw Vice‑President Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir *107 Days* debut at number 1 overall. In hardcover fiction, SenLinYu’s *Alchemised* (based on her *Harry...

This is an interesting idea. I'd like a tool that pushes me outside the norm, but not at another's expense. As Hannah says, writers aren't being paid to help create the database of ChatGPT. The idea of me putting my writing into it scares me...

AI industry uses the excuse (as above): Writers are influenced by every book they've read. AI tools are influenced by every book fed to them. What's the difference? Well, AI industry, the difference is being inspired by others to create your own...

Interesting column from The Ethicist at the New York Times. Screenwriting is the example here but the response applies to all forms of writing. It seems the tide is shifting a bit in terms of writers considering it acceptable to use AI chatbots...

Daylight savings starts in Australia this weekend (if your state participates)...

I’m still an atheist, thank God. Luis Buñuel

Although in their thirties an forties, I would be most content if my children grew up.......yeah, that's it.

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating mostly consists of building enough book shelves. Anna Quindlen