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AI writing Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The structure of an interactive story can be a meaningful part of the communication between the author and the reader. The structure of an interactive story can be a meaningful part of the communication between the author and the reader. Last stated 13 years ago
9 Jan 2014
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Emily Short — holds since 2014-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Presenting a story primarily as backstory can be a convenient way for authors of interactive stories to avoid coding NPCs or managing branching narratives. — tap to centre the map on it Presenting a story primarily as backstory can be a convenient way for authors of interactive stories to avoid coding NPCs or managing branching narratives. Last stated 13 years ago
9 Jan 2014
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Emily Short — holds since 2014-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unfamiliar story structures from writers outside US/UK culture are not wrong, only unfamiliar. — tap to centre the map on it Unfamiliar story structures from writers outside US/UK culture are not wrong, only unfamiliar. Last stated a year ago
23 Jun 2025
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Karen Lord — holds since 2025-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narrative structure is created through pace, lens, order and tension. — tap to centre the map on it Narrative structure is created through pace, lens, order and tension. Last stated a year ago
13 Oct 2025
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Mary Robinette Kowal — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entertainment without humans at the heart of it does not work: storytelling is a scarce human skill, and characters without that humanity are less compelling. — tap to centre the map on it Entertainment without humans at the heart of it does not work: storytelling is a scarce human skill, and characters without that humanity are less compelling. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fantasy requires structure to succeed as a literary genre. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy requires structure to succeed as a literary genre. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Third-person objective narration alienates readers because withholding interiority removes the window characters normally provide into a story. — tap to centre the map on it Third-person objective narration alienates readers because withholding interiority removes the window characters normally provide into a story. Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are