#WritersCoffeeClub 9/19. Talk about how you’ve fixed a mistake in your work.

I had to change the entire genre of a book because it just wasn't working as I originally envisioned it. Meaning, I only realized a couple hundred pages that it was not a comic story, only that it had some comic elements in an otherwise heartfelt story about finding family.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sept. 17: Should modern writers worry about proving their work is not generated by an LLM?

I think the extent to which we should worry is to just state, "No AI was used in the creation of this work." After that, it's up to any accuser to prove you're lying (which you're not).

There's no way you'll ever convince every skeptic, but it really shouldn't be on the artist to demonstrate anything except to be honest about it.

(I'm a real human, BTW).

#WritersCoffeeClub 9/10 What encouragement would you give writers younger/ less experienced than yourself?

Keep writing, don't hold back, take risks, play in the field of words. But also don't assume you've got all the answers and don't need to learn anything. Every story you write is trying to teach you something; you need to figure out what it is.

#WritersCoffeeClub 9/6: Do you write daily? Why or why not?

No. Recently I've been working a lot and it takes a lot out of me. But even beforehand, I'd have good writing days when I feel productive, and others where it just doesn't happen. It's my own issue. I know butt + chair = writing time, and my relative mood shouldn't enter that equation. Doesn't make it easy.

#WritersCoffeeClub 9/5 September. How much should a writer read?

As much as humanly possible. If you don't read a lot, and read widely, you'll be limiting yourself and holding your own writing back.

#WritersCoffeeClub 9/1 What's the most revisions you've gone through for a work?

Some revisions aren't full revisions, meaning I go through and revise a certain section, or engage in a general tightening. But the current WIP, counting all that other stuff, is on about version 7 or 8. The previous WIP was at about the same when I set it aside.