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Interesting thread on interesting thread, and kind of making me wonder if this is part of the very strong author pushback against AI. Obv the stolen books, the attempt to put many kinds of artists out of work, the copying of our voices...but also, we make up imaginary people all the time.

Racheline Maltese@racheline.bsky.social

But again - literacy crisis and creative crisis - the characters I make up when I write are almost certainly not beings who can autonomously communicate new experiences to you without my involvement.

Noblehunter

@noblehunter.bsky.social

11 Sept

There are people who do not read first or second person narratives because they can’t separate the pronouns from themselves. I suspect these people should also be very cautious about using AI

KJ Charles

@kjcharleswriter.com

11 Sept

Coming back to this to wonder if those authors who insist their characters are autonomous/talking to them/whatever are more susceptible too.

Mae Tang 董美妍

@maetangwriter.com

I wouldn't say I'm more susceptible. Getting to the point where characters feel real enough to surprise me when I assume their POV, usually follows hours of working out exactly how they became who they are. That's the opposite of a bot extruding dialogue based on averaging out common word choices.

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Mae Tang 董美妍

@maetangwriter.com

11 Sept

It's like improvising a harmony. When you know the original melody well enough, you can more confidently and spontaneously branch off it. Because you're familiar enough with the original, that you won't go wildly out of tune, even though you may also surprise yourself or a listener with a variation.

Mae Tang 董美妍

@maetangwriter.com

11 Sept

If I get to know a character well enough, that's like learning their leitmotif. I'll spend time figuring out the nature of it. But it's not going to stay the same (especially in a romance.) And then after that, it's like jazz: new notes and harmonies emerging, without a lot of conscious working out.