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Imaginary Me
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2013
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6 editions
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Copy Bird
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2011
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3 editions
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Unspoken Stories
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2011
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The Present
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2011
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Fram Gage and The Infinite Ability (Fram Gage #1)
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2011
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Watermeloned: A Mystery Sci-Fi Novel
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The Legend of Kyd Lumin
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Going Home
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2011
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Something Is Amiss on Planet Earth
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Preludes (Miscorrection #1)
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2011
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A Writer's Dilemma: AI-Written Books
There's a lot of buzz about all the possibilities AI is bringing to the table. From planning a vacation to writing HTML code, the sky appears to be the limit in what we humans might use it for.As with all technology advancements, though, there are upsides and downsides.Many writers out there have valid concerns about the ability to use AI to write books. In fact, this is already happening, with
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| This was just okay. The actual murderer mystery part was intriguing with some good plot twists and surprises. But there feels like a lot of filler here. Way to many words used to convey information. And a lot of telling over showing. The relationship ...more | |
"Rebecca Higgins and her CXO husband Mark, parents to 7yo neurodivergent daughter Maddy, are struggling at home. Rebecca has just had a miscarriage, and she is exhausted by the demands of carrying for her daughter, the endless run of school, nurse and"
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| Second book I've read this year with a male author writing a female protagonist and there is so much angst and darkness that I'm not sure I like it. The story is decent, even if not too original. It plunges into horror quite rapidly without full just ...more | |
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| Classic Reacher pageturner. Gotta admit the ending reveal was disturbing. But Reacher took care of it. So the world don't have to worry about that happening anymore. ...more | |
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“Trust is a skill, and if you only have it in yourself then you aren’t even trying.”
― A Crash of Fate
― A Crash of Fate
“When she’d been a girl, her mother had always slept with her blaster beneath her pillow, and when Izzy had asked why, she’d said, “The same reason you sleep with your stuffed bantha, darling.”
― A Crash of Fate
― A Crash of Fate
“Fight for your family,” she said. She could not tell him what to believe in, but that was one thing she was sure of. “The ones who are blood and the ones who choose you.”
― A Crash of Fate
― A Crash of Fate
“They all seemed to be avoiding each other—and not just to be polite. They seemed to take obvious measures to stay clear of anyone else.”
― The Death Cure
― The Death Cure
“We could’ve stopped the spread of the disease a lot better than we’ve been able to cure the disease.”
― The Death Cure
― The Death Cure
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