This section is dedicated to my miffs with the writing community. Read it or don’t; I don’t care. I’m just venting anyway.
Writing Rant #1: Expressive Dialogue Tags
Now, I’m not going to get into the fight over literary dialogue (he said, she said) versus descriptive dialogue (he breathed, she sighed), because that argument is stupid. Write it however you want; I don’t care. No, this is about one specific dialogue tag and about what one particular professional editor said on YouTube, and that is…
Writing Rant #2: The Rise of “Elevated” Horror
Okay, if you’re reading this, I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept of “elevated” horror, horror that tries to bring the horror genre to a “higher standard.” Yeah, don’t fall for it. Here’s why, and it all boils down to a very old fight, a fight that’s been going on long before I was born, and that fight is:
Writing Rant #3: Fears of A.I. (ChatGPT)
So, I decided to check out ChatGPT, and boy, am I glad I did. Now mind you, I didn’t pay a penny for it, so I didn’t use any fancy new version Open AI might have currently available, but what I have for you should be encouraging, because I came to one decisive and simple conclusion:
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