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OCTOBER 1 - QUESTION: What is the most favorite thing you have written, published or not? And why?
Wow. Good question. I guess I have two things. The very first book I ever wrote was "Red Fox Woman," a historical novel which was rejected by an editor. Thinking I was a failure, I was so disheartened, I shoved it in a desk drawer and years later, I pulled it out and resent it to a small press in Texas which accepted it. I later had the copyright taken back and reissued it with two more novels to make a series called the Ashmore Brothers. It's been my best seller of all time.
My favorite novel to write was "Four White Roses," a romantic mystery of a widower as well as a lawyer who returns to Pennsylvania with his young daughter to sell his deceased grandmother's house and teams up with a female landscape owner. He hopes to discover his grandmother's request to find a missing relative and a small stash of WWI jewels. Grandmother Gertie comes back as a ghost to badger him. It's full of snarky humor, mystery, and family life with two little girls and a stray cat to stir up trouble. It also won three awards.
SEPTEMBER 3RD QUESTION: What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, story bible, or creating outlines/beats?
No, I won't use it since I enjoy creating my own stories. I think good fiction is when it's written by a person without having to have the help of AI, which is really a conglomeration of other people's and writers' creations and thoughts.
I might be inclined to see it used in "nonfiction," if a person was using it to check factual information. But even then, you'd would have to a double check to make sure the facts were correct. As we move into the future, I can see AI being misused as it incorporates ideas of many different people who may or may not be accurate or truthful in offering their information. I'll be curious to see what other writers think about AI and its use.
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It feels great to get your copyright back, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteYes, it feels good because it gives you the rights to change the key words, the price, the cover, and other essential information that a publisher will not always allow. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day.
DeleteI have shoved a manuscript in a drawer before! Pulled it out years later and it became my first published novel. We never give up on them, do we?
ReplyDeleteOh, interesting. I wonder how many of us this happened to? My mistake was allowing only one person/editor to make comments and a decision about my work(s), and I "believed" him since I was then a novice writer to fiction. I now tell all writers, seasoned or novice, to take all comments with a grain of salt and believe in themselves. Just keep trying. Thanks for stopping by!
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