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LeslieLevendale reacted to BearlyAlive's post in the thread Why are writers fighting the future AI? with
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AI does not (yet) exist. What we call AI right now is neither artificial nor intelligent. It's just a numerical sequence of "the things... -
LeslieLevendale reacted to MFontana's post in the thread Why are writers fighting the future AI? with Like.
To be completely fair, and honest, no existing "AI" tools are true artificial intelligence. People have just taken to calling them that...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words?.I don't envy you. I admire your resilience. I write literary fictions (sounds a bit earnest I know...) and I have all the time I...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to FRWriter's post in the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words? with Like.
2-3 hours of writing, another 30-60 minutes of editing. I always try to balance quantity and quality. My readers prefer 3 chapters to 1...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words?.Yes, one has to ear putting typing that "The End" :-)
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LeslieLevendale reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words? with Like.
What amazed me was that writing is fairly easy, once you have the right thing to write about, and you got your character and got them...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread LGBTQ+ tags.Awww, thank you. This is very helpful. Now I know I'm not misleading the ones who end up viewing my story using the "boys love" filter...
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It can and does often refer to stories about characters into middle age. Think of it as colloquial. In fact, stories with older...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Failnot's post in the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? with Like.
No, my brain is mush so I imagine my characters as drawings rather than real people
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Ashlock_'s post in the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words? with Like.
Between one hour and one month depending on the strain of madness afflicting me. ETA: To expand on what Leslie says above, which is...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread How long does it take you to write 2500 words?.I completed my book in 4 years. It has 209,131 words in 34 chapters. It's not just about drafting those 2,500 words. It's also about...
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters?.I see where you're coming from... Joanna Lumley is portrayed in my book, but not as a protagonist. Obviously, I'd love to see her play...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Juia_Darkcrest's post in the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? with Like.
The only actor I could see play my MC has been dead since 1979. John Wayne, playing John Wayne
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LeslieLevendale replied to the thread The Shape of Kindness - new chapters.Dear Readers, Another chapter uploaded today. Ades and William travel to London to meet Joanna Lumley, the patron saint of Gurkha...
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LeslieLevendale reacted to Arakun10809's post in the thread Do you ever ‘cast’ your characters? with Like.
Funny thing is, when I write, I tend to just play out their interactions in my head. It's sort of like they're actors in my own mind. I...