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IWSG Blog Post - National Novel Writing Month

10/31/2023

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The awesome co-hosts for the November 1 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Jean Davis, Lisa Buie Collard, and Diedre Knight!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Remember, the question is optional!

November 1 question: November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not?

​I did participate once, and I churned out a book-like creation. It took so long to edit that I swore never to do NaNoWriMo again. I'm better off taking my time and crafting a first draft that doesn't need drastic rewrites. For now, I’m content to squeeze in an hour of writing here and there. 

What I’m Reading
I just started Patrick Stewart’s memoir, Make It So. I’m only on page 86, but I find his early life captivating. Part of me wants to tear through the book to get to his acting career. The other part wants to make it last and savor the journey. It’s gotten me thinking about celebrities who are still with us and what it will be like when they’re gone. People like Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, and William Shatner come to mind as some whose loss will hit hard. Leonard Nimoy’s passing felt like the end of an era. 

Are there any celebrities you can’t imagine the world without?

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IWSG Blog Post - AI

10/3/2023

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​The awesome co-hosts for the October 4 posting of the IWSG are Natalie Aguirre, Kim Lajevardi, Debs Carey, Gwen Gardner, Patricia Josephine, and Rebecca Douglass!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Remember, the question is optional! 

October 4 question: The topic of AI writing has been heavily debated across the world. According to various sources, generative AI will assist writers, not replace them. What are your thoughts?

I think AI needs to be carefully regulated. The replacement of writers, artists, and performers is a clear and present danger. Computers already run the world.  Putting them in charge of art would be the death of creativity. I’m especially disappointed when I hear of authors using AI-generated cover art. If those in the artistic community don’t stand together, what chance do we have?

It’s wishful thinking, but I hope someday the world looks like Star Trek. Even with those advanced computers, art is still celebrated by the humans of the future. On Deep Space 9, the captain’s son became a famous author. That’s a future I’d like to live in.
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