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Perplexity at WorkPrompt: TikTok considers AI ad avatars Perplexity Response: TikTok is actively exploring and integrating various AI-driven features and...
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Outline for a Murder Mystery in the Style of Dorothy SayersPerplexity Prompt: Create an outline for a murder mystery in the style of Dorothy Sayers Perplexity Response: Setting: The Quaint...
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Adobe FireflyPG got around to playing with Adobe Firefly this evening and was favorably impressed with the quality of some of the images it generated....
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The most important things to remember about back storyThe most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting....
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Dig into Your Character’s TaboosFrom Writer Unboxed: I am drawn to the things that people won’t talk about. That may be obvious, if you know that my first two novels were...
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Unions at Oxford University Press and Barnes & Noble are continuing to organize the book world.From The Literary Hub: We may be in for another hot labor summer in literature and publishing this year. Two recent news items...
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Every choice I’ve ever madeEvery choice I’ve ever made has been dictated by a formless hunch rather than by strict logic. Peter Brook
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How anybody can compose a story by word of mouthHow anybody can compose a story by word of mouth face to face with a bored-looking secretary with a notebook is more than I can imagine. Yet...
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Best dictation software of 2024From Tech Radar: The best dictation software makes it simple and easy to record audio notes on your desktop or mobile device. It also...
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How To Dictate Your BookFrom The Creative Penn: The word ‘writing’ has become associated with hitting keys on a keyboard to make letters appear on a screen or...
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Authors who dictateFrom Sathyanand’s Blog: “The Greek poet Homer (probably) dictated the entire Iliad and Odyssey because, according to tradition, he was...
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Are You A Dictator? Then Philips’ New Integration with Nuance Dragon’s AI Speech Recognition May Be for YouFrom LawSites: I am not a dictator (although some in my family may at times disagree). But I know that, for many lawyers and legal...
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The discovery of personal whitenessThe discovery of personal whiteness among the world’s peoples is a very modern thing – a nineteenth and twentieth century matter,...
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The Pacific Islands: United by Ocean, Divided by ColonialismFrom Public Books: The Pacific islands of Samoa and the Cook Islands are about as far from each other (960 miles) as the American West Coast...
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Captain Cook’s Final, Fatal VoyageFrom The Economist: Until recently Captain James Cook was not a particularly controversial figure. But in January a statue of the...
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It is extremely difficult to obtain a hearing from men living in democraciesIt is extremely difficult to obtain a hearing from men living in democracies, unless it be to speak to them of themselves. They do not attend to...
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The journey from Self-Published to Traditionally Published authorFrom Women Writers, Women’s Books: I often get asked why I decided to self-publish my books. It all started in the summer of 2019 when...
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Writers With ADHD: Strategies for Navigating the Writing ProcessFrom Writers Helping Writers: Earlier this year, I received an email from Bret Wieseler, requesting, “I would love to see a post about...
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SPD Client Presses Race to Claim Books as Ingram Drops a Tight DeadlineFrom Publishers Weekly: An email sent by Ingram Publisher Services to former clients of the shuttered SPD Press Distribution is causing more...
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Small Press Distribution Shuts DownFrom Publishers Weekly: Small Press Distribution, one of the last remaining independent book distributors in the United States, has closed....
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I think a common misconception about a small town in rural AmericaI think a common misconception about a small town in rural America is that everyone believes the same way, and nothing could be further from the...
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3 Body Problem: Lawyer sentenced to death for Lin Qi murderFrom The BBC: The release of Netflix’s series 3 Body Problem has been watched millions of times around the globe since its release late...
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Publishers Dispute State English Language TrainingFrom Publishing Perspectives: Since Publishing Perspectives first reported in September 2023 on the textbook crisis in Mexico, publishers say...
