Never thought of it that way but that is quite a brilliant thought! 😄

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What. She. Said.

I use both the #Oxfordcomma and #emdashes all the time myself, and I have never used #AI beyond internet research.

I've certainly never used it for #writing my #stories!

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I am beyond grateful to have such a fantastic group of #betareaders.

To be honest, the tweaks are invariably very useful. And on a couple of occasions the feedback has led to me almost #rewriting the #story. So, I guess the answer to your question is, BOTH!

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Oh, I always send the stories out to my set of 8 beta readers after I've done some work on the draft story.

They are all familiar with my work, and thankfully "get" my writing. So, their feedback is always honest and usually really useful! Ditto with editors I respect if they have time.

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If only. Sigh.

Nowadays, #writers seem to be expected to spend as much time on #bookpromotion as they are on actually #writing a #story and getting through the actual #publishing process... 🤷🏽

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Sounds like a really good plan - and a great use of your time!

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The world needs more beautiful people like her 🪻🪻🪻

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I've been thinking about this a lot cos there are so many notes worth #writing down, I know I don't remember everything. And yet still somehow I cannot make myself break the (bad habits of a lifetime!

I'll do it today 🤞🏽 Thanks for the reminder.

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This is really well done - and inspiring to hear! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Something to remind oneself of on the days when the laptop glitches, or you lose a story because the file didn't save properly!

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I mean, we OWE it to our foremothers to #readmorebooks, don't we?

It's our duty! 🤷🏽

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I use both all the time myself, and I have never used AI. I hate it.

And I said as much in my recent newspaper article on Artificial Convenience versus Real-life Consequences!

www.thedailystar.net/culture/book...

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Because people who don't do any writing basically decided that the effort that goes into producing and publishing a story

(aka ripping a book out of your guts and making yourself vulnerable by putting it out into the world)

just does not make #writers' lives hard enough...

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If you are a skilled #editor willing to #killyourdarlings, you *can* (and many published and well regarded #writer friends of mine do) #edit their own work.

It's not for everyone, tho.

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Isn't it an amazing feeling???

Congratulations!

This was me last month (and I'm desperately hoping it will be me once again in the very near future! 😏)

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That's what you call covering all the bases...! 😄😄😄

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That's what you call covering all the bases...! 😄😄😄

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A #child who #reads will be an adult who thinks FOR THEMSELVES!

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