We've explored AI as brainstorming allies, critique partners, and research assistants. Now we're tackling the most contentious question: should writers use AI in the actual writing process? Not the “generate a novel in a week” approach (both ethically dubious and creatively hollow), but rather using AI as an editor whose word and phrasing suggestions you…
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Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 5: AI Solutions for Author Marketing In the current publishing industry, authors are expected to handle their own social media. If we wanted to be out there interacting with people, we probably wouldn’t have picked artforms that have us sitting alone for hours everyday. What writer hasn’t wished for an assistant…
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Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 4: Harnessing AI without Losing your Voice:A Talk with Kate Scott Can AI truly enhance your creativity without taking over? Our previous episodes left us wondering, but in this episode of “Words to Write by,” we interview educator Kate Scott of the “AI for Squishy Humans” newsletter who offers some refreshing…
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Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 3: Generating Feedback via AI Submitting work to your first workshop or critique group is nerve-wracking – these aren’t your supportive friends or family, but strangers with opinions. Yet honest feedback is the lifeblood of growth for writers. The problem? Workshops are expensive, inflexible, and the quality of feedback varies wildly….
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Authors & AIEpisode 2: Brainstorming with Bots Can writers harness AI ethically without surrendering the soul of their craft? In our provocative new mini-series, we’re not just theorizing about AI’s role in creative writing—we’re putting it to the test. Picture this: You’re staring at a blank page. Your protagonist is trapped, your love interests are…
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Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyThe Rest of the Book&Introducing our Authors & AI Season Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide In this episode, we’re finally putting the Hero’s Journey to rest and bidding farewell to Christopher Vogler’s “The Writer’s Journey.” And by “putting to rest,” we mean cramming the entire second half of…
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An Interview with Lia Riley Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey insists all stories follow the Hero’s Journey template—but does this actually work for romance novels? I mean, we know they have climaxes… just not necessarily the kind Vogler was talking about. In this workshop, we corner romance…
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Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Eleven: The Resurrection&Stage Twelve: Return with the Elixir Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Just when you thought you had the Hero’s Journey all figured out, we’re back with a surprising twist! In our previous episode, we confidently declared that the “Road Back Home” stage was the climax…
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Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage 9: RewardStage 10: The Road Back Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Subscribe to our Newsletter Remember family road trips? When you’re finally past the halfway point and it’s nothing but “Are we there yet?” from the backseat? That’s where we are in Christopher Vogler’s “The Writer’s Journey”…
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Empowering the Powerless:Tim Waggoner’s Tips for Keeping Horror Heroes Active Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Horror stories and the hero’s journey – a match made in hell? In this insightful workshop episode, we talk with award-winning horror writer Tim Waggoner to explore his plotting techniques. Tim shares strategies for keeping everyday protagonists…
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Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 5: AI Solutions for Author Marketing In the current publishing industry, authors are expected to handle their own social media. If we wanted to be...
Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 4: Harnessing AI without Losing your Voice:A Talk with Kate Scott Can AI truly enhance your creativity without taking over? Our previous episodes left us...
Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 3: Generating Feedback via AI Submitting work to your first workshop or critique group is nerve-wracking – these aren’t your supportive friends or family, but...
Authors & AIEpisode 2: Brainstorming with Bots Can writers harness AI ethically without surrendering the soul of their craft? In our provocative new mini-series, we’re not just theorizing about...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyThe Rest of the Book&Introducing our Authors & AI Season Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide In this episode, we’re finally putting the...
An Interview with Lia Riley Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey insists all stories follow the Hero’s Journey template—but does this actually...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Eleven: The Resurrection&Stage Twelve: Return with the Elixir Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Just when you thought you had the Hero’s...
Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 5: AI Solutions for Author Marketing In the current publishing industry, authors are expected to...
Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 4: Harnessing AI without Losing your Voice:A Talk with Kate Scott Can AI truly enhance...
Authors & AI SeriesEpisode 3: Generating Feedback via AI Submitting work to your first workshop or critique group is...
Authors & AIEpisode 2: Brainstorming with Bots Can writers harness AI ethically without surrendering the soul of their craft?...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyThe Rest of the Book&Introducing our Authors & AI Season Check it Out: The Hero’s...
An Interview with Lia Riley Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey insists...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Eleven: The Resurrection&Stage Twelve: Return with the Elixir Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage 9: RewardStage 10: The Road Back Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide...
Empowering the Powerless:Tim Waggoner’s Tips for Keeping Horror Heroes Active Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Horror...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Eight: The OrdealStage Nine: The Reward Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide...
The Road to ArmageddonAn Interview with Summer H. Hanford Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Subscribe to...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Six: Approach to the Innermost Cave Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide...
An Interview with Kristen Tate Check it Out: The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Subscribe to our Newsletter Looking for...
Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Six: Tests, Allies, and Enemies Subscribe to our Newsletter What really happens between “accepting...
AI & Authorship: Where’s the Line?
We've explored AI as brainstorming allies, critique partners, and research assistants. Now we're tackling the most contentious question: should writers use AI in the actual writing process? Not the...