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#WritersCoffeeClub day 7: Show off a bit of text describing a meal.
I thought I had one, in a scene from the first chapter. But no, it's too interspersed with other stuff, and I can't see a good way to edit it together cohesively for just the meal. 1/2
There's another one coming up, in a scene I've just started writing. Angel goes to dinner at Margot's parents' house. Margot's father loves cooking, since he retired, but there's at least one dish of her mother's cooking for old times' sake and coziness. Sadly, all I've written so far is Margot and Angel getting to the front door and being greeted. So... I'm sorry, I haven't got what I need for this prompt yet. If only it came a couple of days later! 2/2
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There's another one coming up, in a scene I've just started writing. Angel goes to dinner at Margot's parents' house. Margot's father loves cooking, since he retired, but there's at least one dish of her mother's cooking for old times' sake and coziness. Sadly, all I've written so far is Margot and Angel getting to the front door and being greeted. So... I'm sorry, I haven't got what I need for this prompt yet. If only it came a couple of days later! 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub day 8: Have you ever received feedback on a piece that completely missed the mark?
No. I've received fairly little feedback at all; I'm still early in my first draft and haven't shown stuff to beta readers. The major feedback from my alpha reader, on the couple of scenes I've shown them, has been, "Yes, more please!", although they did also point out a place where one character's attempt to console another's just landed completely wrong.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 8: Have you ever received feedback on a piece that completely missed the mark?
No. I've received fairly little feedback at all; I'm still early in my first draft and haven't shown stuff to beta readers. The major feedback from my alpha reader, on the couple of scenes I've shown them, has been, "Yes, more please!", although they did also point out a place where one character's attempt to console another's just landed completely wrong.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 9: Are there "normal" words you avoid using? Why?
No, and I don't avoid using "normal" punctuation marks — like the em dash — either. I can't imagine why I would avoid using normal words. Or maybe a better way to put it would be: if I thought there were a reason to avoid a certain word, that would take it out of the realm of "normal" and into a "specially marked" category. (Slurs come to mind,)
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 9: Are there "normal" words you avoid using? Why?
No, and I don't avoid using "normal" punctuation marks — like the em dash — either. I can't imagine why I would avoid using normal words. Or maybe a better way to put it would be: if I thought there were a reason to avoid a certain word, that would take it out of the realm of "normal" and into a "specially marked" category. (Slurs come to mind,)
#WritersCoffeeClub day 11: Talk about a time you sat down to write and nothing came out.
Once upon a time, I sat down to write and nothing came out. (Okay, it's happened more than once, but I'm thinking of a particular time.) I looked at the place where I wanted to continue the narrative, and I just wasn't sure what to do.
So I went and looked for other parts of my WIP that I could work on, and wound up fixing this part that I'd previously noted with a "fix this" tag. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 11: Talk about a time you sat down to write and nothing came out.
Once upon a time, I sat down to write and nothing came out. (Okay, it's happened more than once, but I'm thinking of a particular time.) I looked at the place where I wanted to continue the narrative, and I just wasn't sure what to do.
So I went and looked for other parts of my WIP that I could work on, and wound up fixing this part that I'd previously noted with a "fix this" tag. 1/2
And I guess the narrative must have percolated in the back of my brain for a while more, because the next time I sat down to write, I *did* find a way to continue. 2/2
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And I guess the narrative must have percolated in the back of my brain for a while more, because the next time I sat down to write, I *did* find a way to continue. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub day 12: How much do themes of transience or permanence appear in your work?
Some, though mostly in the background. Cities are constantly changing; ignoring that ever-present background of constant change would be wrong for my story. But it's not front-and-center, more like characters will occasionally, perforce, reference places that have changed or vanished, or the fact that a place is new or newly-renovated.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 12: How much do themes of transience or permanence appear in your work?
Some, though mostly in the background. Cities are constantly changing; ignoring that ever-present background of constant change would be wrong for my story. But it's not front-and-center, more like characters will occasionally, perforce, reference places that have changed or vanished, or the fact that a place is new or newly-renovated.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 13: How many ‘layers’ of interpretation do you seek to achieve in a piece of writing?
Ideally, at least one?
I don't think that reading another type of applicability into a book is necessarily a "deeper level" of meaning. Like, if we read _The Lord of the Rings_ and see the One Ring as being analogous to nuclear weapons (or to striking a deal with a hostile, greater power, or nowadays some folks are saying that AI is kind of like the One Ring), that doesn't… 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 13: How many ‘layers’ of interpretation do you seek to achieve in a piece of writing?
Ideally, at least one?
I don't think that reading another type of applicability into a book is necessarily a "deeper level" of meaning. Like, if we read _The Lord of the Rings_ and see the One Ring as being analogous to nuclear weapons (or to striking a deal with a hostile, greater power, or nowadays some folks are saying that AI is kind of like the One Ring), that doesn't… 1/2
…mean that these alternate readings are "deeper" than the preëxisting meaning in the book. They're extra, bonus things.
But those things aren't provided by the author. They're provided by the world. Indeed, nobody used to make that AI comparison to the One Ring. That's new. That's because the world has provided a new thing that has those similarities.
Hell, in some ways, maybe it's better to wish that there'd be *as few* as possible ways to interpret one's books. 2/2
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…mean that these alternate readings are "deeper" than the preëxisting meaning in the book. They're extra, bonus things.
But those things aren't provided by the author. They're provided by the world. Indeed, nobody used to make that AI comparison to the One Ring. That's new. That's because the world has provided a new thing that has those similarities.
Hell, in some ways, maybe it's better to wish that there'd be *as few* as possible ways to interpret one's books. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub day 14: What is your favorite emotion to write?
Some aspect of happiness, joy, or delight.
Don't get me wrong, others are fun, too. I'd never want to leave them out. But the most fun for me to write? Yeah, it's when my characters are enjoying themselves.
(That said, I've had *a lot* of fun writing dread lately. I've had a few scenes where folks have the dawning realization that Something Bad is going on, and it's been very fun!)
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 14: What is your favorite emotion to write?
Some aspect of happiness, joy, or delight.
Don't get me wrong, others are fun, too. I'd never want to leave them out. But the most fun for me to write? Yeah, it's when my characters are enjoying themselves.
(That said, I've had *a lot* of fun writing dread lately. I've had a few scenes where folks have the dawning realization that Something Bad is going on, and it's been very fun!)
#WritersCoffeeClub day 17: How much can a reader learn about an author through their works?
That depends on how much of themself the author puts into their works. I think the amount is always more than zero; there's gotta be *some* bit of you going into what you write. But it may not be enough for another human to be able to see through the words and find you behind them, no matter how closely they read. 1/3
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 17: How much can a reader learn about an author through their works?
That depends on how much of themself the author puts into their works. I think the amount is always more than zero; there's gotta be *some* bit of you going into what you write. But it may not be enough for another human to be able to see through the words and find you behind them, no matter how closely they read. 1/3
Some books hew to a formula, or to genre conventions. But then there are books, and writers, who put a lot of themselves on the page, and in very clear ways. And sometimes they're showing excellent qualities of themselves (Sir Terry Pratchett comes to mind here; I really must try reading his stuff sometime, although I have doubts that it will be my cup of tea). 2/3
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Some books hew to a formula, or to genre conventions. But then there are books, and writers, who put a lot of themselves on the page, and in very clear ways. And sometimes they're showing excellent qualities of themselves (Sir Terry Pratchett comes to mind here; I really must try reading his stuff sometime, although I have doubts that it will be my cup of tea). 2/3
While other times, they're "telling on themselves". You can probably think of a few current writers who have shown some truly ugly parts of themselves in their works without me having to get explicit. 3/3
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While other times, they're "telling on themselves". You can probably think of a few current writers who have shown some truly ugly parts of themselves in their works without me having to get explicit. 3/3
#WritersCoffeeClub day 18: Talk about a time your own writing has surprised you.
I'm very much on the plotter side of the plotter-pantser spectrum, so that hasn't happened to me. Yet. I'm trying to shift more toward the center, and looking forward to having my writing surprise me someday.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 18: Talk about a time your own writing has surprised you.
I'm very much on the plotter side of the plotter-pantser spectrum, so that hasn't happened to me. Yet. I'm trying to shift more toward the center, and looking forward to having my writing surprise me someday.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 19: What is the difference between a writer and a person who writes?
Well, based on the usual guidelines regarding person-first language, I'd say: A person who writes is someone who views writing as an affliction or unwanted condition, and wants people to focus on their humanity rather than their writing. By contrast, a writer would be someone who embraces writing as part of their identity. (Cf. "people with AIDS" vs. "autistic people" or even just "autistics".)
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 19: What is the difference between a writer and a person who writes?
Well, based on the usual guidelines regarding person-first language, I'd say: A person who writes is someone who views writing as an affliction or unwanted condition, and wants people to focus on their humanity rather than their writing. By contrast, a writer would be someone who embraces writing as part of their identity. (Cf. "people with AIDS" vs. "autistic people" or even just "autistics".)
#WritersCoffeeClub day 20: In terms of writing, what are you most thankful for?
Having the time and resources to do it.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 20: In terms of writing, what are you most thankful for?
Having the time and resources to do it.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 21: What emotions do you avoid writing? Why?
I can't imagine there are any that I'd deliberately *avoid*. There are some that just haven't some up, yet, but maybe they will. But I just went through thoughts of: love, grief, murderous rage, joy, depression, lust, terror, disgust... And yeah, *none* of them are ones that make me think "I don't ever want to depict that in my writing." When they show up in my characters' lives, I want my readers to share them.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 21: What emotions do you avoid writing? Why?
I can't imagine there are any that I'd deliberately *avoid*. There are some that just haven't some up, yet, but maybe they will. But I just went through thoughts of: love, grief, murderous rage, joy, depression, lust, terror, disgust... And yeah, *none* of them are ones that make me think "I don't ever want to depict that in my writing." When they show up in my characters' lives, I want my readers to share them.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 22: Do you write your characters’ thoughts, or let their actions speak for themselves? Why?
I definitely write my characters' thoughts, because not all thoughts lead to actions. Everyone has thoughts that result in, at the very most, a tiny flicker of expression, and maybe not even that — but which would reveal a great deal about our character to anyone who could read that thought. 1/3
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 22: Do you write your characters’ thoughts, or let their actions speak for themselves? Why?
I definitely write my characters' thoughts, because not all thoughts lead to actions. Everyone has thoughts that result in, at the very most, a tiny flicker of expression, and maybe not even that — but which would reveal a great deal about our character to anyone who could read that thought. 1/3
Here's one of the more innocent examples. This is from a vignette I wrote, just a day in the life of Angel Castillo. They've just done a major presentation for a client at work, which they were pretty nervous about. When it's done, their boss, Maxine, takes them and their co-worker who also helped present into a conference room to debrief: 2/3
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Here's one of the more innocent examples. This is from a vignette I wrote, just a day in the life of Angel Castillo. They've just done a major presentation for a client at work, which they were pretty nervous about. When it's done, their boss, Maxine, takes them and their co-worker who also helped present into a conference room to debrief: 2/3
Not an earth-shaking revelation about their deepest inner workings, sure. But I couldn't have shown their nervousness (and relief!) in their actions — not without making them unprofessional. Instead, by showing their thoughts, I get to have them be professional on the outside, but let the reader share their emotions.
That's a pretty nice tool. It'd be a shame not to use it. 3/3
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Not an earth-shaking revelation about their deepest inner workings, sure. But I couldn't have shown their nervousness (and relief!) in their actions — not without making them unprofessional. Instead, by showing their thoughts, I get to have them be professional on the outside, but let the reader share their emotions.
That's a pretty nice tool. It'd be a shame not to use it. 3/3
#WritersCoffeeClub day 23: Share a description you're proud of.
I don't have any yet that I'm _proud of_. Just ones that I think are serviceable. I'm still trying to get better at them.
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Life is full of waiting.
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Il signor Q, 96 anni, mi scrive questo:
"Caro Fabio grazie per avermi ripristinato wathsapp e per avermi regalato il tuo libro. Grazie poi per avermi aperto uno spiraglio su un mondo sconosciuto per me fantascientifico e inimmaginabile anche dopo aver letto il tuo libro. È proprio vero che c' è sempre da imparare e da conoscere. Grazie anche per avermi stimolato un' idea di utilizzo di queste piattaforme di cui ti parlerò la prossima volta che, spero, verrai a trovarmi."
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사실 LLM에 대한 몇몇 반론은 좀... 다양인(다양성)배제적이라고 생각하는 바예요
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Emilia Pérez (2024) Sky e Now
Emilia Pérez fu al centro di un clamoroso ribaltamento della corsa agli Oscar dell’anno scorso. Era stato per mesi il favorito, almeno fino a che, non tornarono online dei vecchi tweet dell’attrice protagonista che tradivano idee islamofobe.
Al di là di tutto questo è un film sorprendente, bello e imparagonabile a nessun altro.
È un musical ma non lo sembra per niente, è un film di crimine, ma anche una storia molto tenera di affetti.
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Via i nostri militari dal Libano
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그래서 "LLM이 인간을 대체할 수 없다"는 몇몇 주장은 좀 공허한 것 같음. 예를 들어 LLM은 지능적이지도, 창의적이지도 않다, GIGO다, 데이터의 거울일 뿐이다 등등.
"LLM은 데이터의 거울일 뿐이다"라는 문장 자체에는 동의하는데, 인간은 다른가?는 잘 몰겠숭 똑같은 것 같은데
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나¹는 아무리 생각해봐도 지능은 그냥 예측 모델인 것 같음. 다만 LLM과 비교하면 인간이
감정적이고 (좋고 나쁨을 판단할 때 호르몬이 영향을 끼침) 멀티모달에 능하고 모델 업데이트가 즉각적인 것 뿐 아닌가 싶음그래서 위 다른점이 불필요한 영역에서는 인간보다 낫지 않나 싶고.
[1]: AI와 인간, 그 어느 쪽도 잘 알지 못하는 비전문가
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@sans_serif_girl @bovaz tranquillə coi trend di calo delle nascite tra un pò non troveranno più nessunə
