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Jack Massa
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Writing Fiction with a Chatbot. Or Not. Part 2 – An Experiment
As I discussed in Part 1 of this post, after
1. Mulling over the moral questions of using AI tools to help me write fiction, and
2. Concluding this was an area I should at least learn about, and
3. Researching some of the many available tools and resources,
I decided on an experiment. I took a science fiction story idea that had been lying dormant in my Garden of Notes for a long time, but which had n
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I confess I have a thing for the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, so I was intrigued by the description of this novel. And it did not disappoint. Although it was surprising to find the beautiful and impeccably researched descriptions of the wonder ...more |
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"When Charis, a fifteen year old girl living in Ephesus in the middle of the fourth century finds herself betrothed to a powerful but sadistic man, she flees to Alexandria and, instead of domesticity, pursues her interest in medicine. Disguised as a e"
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"*Do NOT read the synopsis on the back of the book/goodreads—gives away the entire story. Literally. The whole plot.*
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"This is a true example of epic fantasy. It is very old-school and has a strong magic system. I am a sucker for anything that is full of sorcery and wizards, and this book is fully loaded. The world building is impeccable throughout this whole series."
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