Karen Lord
Barbadian writer of speculative fiction and sociologist of religion; author of Redemption in Indigo (2010), The Best of All Possible Worlds (2013) and The Blue, Beautiful World.
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Their wordsI don’t like liars (if a press or prize doesn’t want an AI story, respect that).
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Their wordsI especially don’t like the fact that lack of transparency in AI use is jeopardising my established business relationships with trusted colleagues who, alas, cannot always trust the institutions they work for to do the right thing.
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Their wordsI don’t like thieves (pay people for the skill and time they put into their work. Give proper acknowledgement to the creator).
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- 11 months earlier
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Our reading
A writer should explore and push boundaries rather than stay in one groove of style and genre.
Their wordsBut how I like to read is not how I like to write. I like to explore, push boundaries, find new paths and angles for telling a story.
- 4 weeks earlier
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Their wordsonce-a-week drop instead of back-to-back binge lets me spend the week pondering the past ep and also the whole arc.
- 2 days earlier
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Our reading
Unfamiliar story structures from writers outside US/UK culture are not wrong, only unfamiliar.
Their wordsMy story structure and style and choices may not be familiar to you. That doesn’t make them wrong. You can’t listen to a jazz band with a classical music mentality.
- 7 months earlier
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Their wordsI’ve found sometimes discussing a poem with another earnest reader is a great way to find symbols, layers, and meanings that you didn’t see the first time.