A Hot August Wednesday
Insecure Writers' Support Group--First Wednesday Post
Because No One Noticed is out as an eBook. The paperback version will be available in a few weeks, and I’ll announce when that happens. GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
Big news is that Evernight Teen is the #1 imprint in young adult digital sales on publisher’s marketplace. That is fabulous!
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
The awesome co-hosts for the August 7 posting of the IWSG are Feather Stone, Kim Lajevardi, Diedre Knight, C. Lee McKenzie, and Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen!
Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.
Remember, the question is optional!
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?
I tested AI by submitting my synopsis to see what it would give me. I was surprised when it came back with a detailed analysis of all my characters. I’ve already found it useful and have referred to it when writing some advertising for the launch. Outside of that, I haven’t done anything with it.
It will be interesting to see how others have used or ignored AI in their writing process.
I have a guest today who has a new book out with Evernight Teen (my publisher). She’s offering a free copy through BookFunnel. I hope you’ll welcome a pub sister to my Substack home!
Here’s a short intro to Break My Limits:
Kellan Matriarch. My bully.
We need nametags for the prospects for the Eight Ball Club - those likely to have a personal billionaire bank account before they turn eighteen. It’s exclusive, and the contenders are as arrogant as they come.
Kellan is prime Eight Ball material in all aspects. And he could get on with being a member if he would just leave me alone.
But he never stops. Not when he hurts me or my sister, and then has the gall to apologise and ask me on a date.
The thing is…I kinda want to know who he is underneath. That might make me sick, or mad but…I want to go.
It’s a really bad idea.
So why do I say yes? GET YOUR FREE COPY TODAY!
QUOTE (S) OF THE MONTH: Who do you side with?
Jeff Bezos says AI is “More Likely To Save Us Than Destroy Us.”
Elan Musk says “If AI has a goal and humanity just happens to be in the way, it will destroy humanity as a matter of course without even thinking about it…”
And thanks for co-hosting today!
Congratulations on your new release!
I'm not especially interested in what either Bezos or Musk has to say (especially not Musk--he seems incompetent and deranged). I think AI, like previous tech revolutions, will be a mix of good and bad, because humans are a mix of good and bad. Some people will use it for good, others for evil, same as they did with the internet.