"You have to use AI." ...why?

Reposting because this really is an excellent thread.

So yesterday I finished Book 1 Of The Wizard, the Witch and The Wild One on #WorldsBeyondNumber and I am still stunned and breathless with the sheer exhilaration and beauty of this story. Everyone, from the peerless @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social (my GOD that man can tell a story! Holy shit!) 🧵

Code WEBLAUNCH in the new shop gets you goodies!

Managed to get a good 872 words out today! Quite happy with that and might hop on to do some more later. #writing #writingcommunity

I’ll never say no to a piece of cake. Unless it has coconut in or on it, in which case I will burn it and laugh.

Managed 475 words this lunch and it keeps me rolling with momentum!

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

If you'd like to work together on a map, you can find more details here! Dewihargreaves.com/map-art-commissions

Considering #BristolCon this year 🤔 What do you think #WritingCommunity? Last I went was in 2022!

Well in the spirit on being accountable - I’m back to writing again after the Easter break. 314 words today and 227 the day before! Small but every little helps around a full time job and a family! #Iamwriting #writing #WritingCommunity

When I was growing up autistic kids were "hyper" or "had water on the brain" and there was always a raft of "weird kids" who were socially ostracized because they had a hard time people-ing. If you don't think autism existed before it was commonly called "autism," it's because you chose not to see.

Even a small contribution mounts up. Please help to get this awesome anthology out the door! #publishing #fantasy

I’ve met Gareth and he’s a super talented, down to earth guy who writes epic sci-fi. Read them, you won’t regret it!

A reminder that my novel FUTURE'S EDGE is out now from @titanbooks.bsky.social New Scientist hails it as "Another great slice of science fiction" and Booklist says it's "Simply marvellous." Available now from all good booksellers or via linktr.ee/garethlpowell

My Character Mastery split rate analysis is 👇HERE!👇 It was a lot more involved than I expected, so let’s start simple: ↗️ Ink/Gold + Krackle combos ↘️↘️↘️ Ink/Gold ↗️↗️ Krackle There’s some weird and interesting stuff ahead ⤵️ 1/6

I sell signed copies of both my books on my kofi! They're a wee bit expensive ($30) because, well, I have to get an author copy of the book sent to me and then send it to you But I'm always happy to write personalized messages and send them anywhere in the world! ko-fi.com/erikamccorkle

Every time we see this, we should repost it. Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.

Hey there... are you having a hard time writing right now? There's a lot of that right now. Weird, right? So I'd like to offer you my Barriers to Writing class for free. This is about all the non-writing things that get between you and writing. www.patreon.com/posts/free-c...