I use Dabble for writing my first computer draft (first real draft is handwritten with fountain pen). The learning curve is shorter, it saves both in the Cloud and on my computer. And I use Autocrit for a lot of editing. It helped me recognize some of my personal writing tics. Also, just recommended your channel in this week's newsletter. So much great advice here.
Thanks for the advice. One point though: if you use an A.I. tool (perfectly valid), does it contribute any of your work to the data trawl that other A.I. copy from? Sure, it's next to impossible to prevent A.I. from 'discovering' any work that you've put online ... but does Claude take your work and put it 'out there'? BTW, after decades of writing/reading/reviewing experience I completely endorse your insistence on file backup. I don't even trust cloud - I backup/update to pen drives every time I work on my writing, university course etc. I've lost work before and learned my lesson!
Microsoft Word FTW. I'm using Word on my SF novel, which has insisted on ballooning to (and counting) 180,000 words and 600+ pages. When writing, I navigate around this monstrosity using a bookmarked ToC hyperlinked to bookmarked text Chapter titles.
@@nonsensefreeeditor I love that functionality. If I decided to just publish the entire book on the web, can you recommend a site that preserves that bookmark/hyperlink functionality?
Oof, RIP X-Men fanfic. I felt that😭 I posted my fanfic on a website so I can still see it to this day lol. And, yes, back up your stuff. I have 5 devices I save my stuff on... literal paranoia 😅
LOL, file management. Version 6? Try version 461. And that's just with the latest general version of the novel. I save at least daily, under a new sequentially-numbered filename. I think I've got 2,000 versions of the book. Regarding backups: multiple thumb drives.
@ Man, I hate this version of the future. You don't even have to write your book to be called an author by the law. Doesn't that depress you? I guess it means more money. What an ugly truth though.
@ I honestly don’t see it as different from having a ghostwriter write your book, then being legally the author. People have been doing that for a very long time, well before computers and AI. It can be hard to think of writing as a business rather than an art, but in order to earn more than pocket change, it is a requirement
@ See, that's always made me angry too, though. That is a lie. You did not write this book. It is not true. Sure, two people are agreeing to call the lie the truth, and both parties are benefitting. That doesn't make it not a lie.
Hiss! Spit!😹💻 Another fantastic video. Sound advice as always.
Lol you Mac users always out yourself 😄😄
Thank you for staying honest, and show the sides no one talks.
Every little tip helps! I'm glad you liked it
Excellent advice and information. Thank you. I have a lot to learn from you.
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.
I use Dabble for writing my first computer draft (first real draft is handwritten with fountain pen). The learning curve is shorter, it saves both in the Cloud and on my computer. And I use Autocrit for a lot of editing. It helped me recognize some of my personal writing tics. Also, just recommended your channel in this week's newsletter. So much great advice here.
Thank you! I’ve actually never heard of Dabble. I’ll have to check it out!
Excellent tips, thank you so much for sharing your expertise
Glad it was helpful!
i like your personality! thanks for the tips!
Thanks for flipping and the advice.
Thanks for the advice. One point though: if you use an A.I. tool (perfectly valid), does it contribute any of your work to the data trawl that other A.I. copy from? Sure, it's next to impossible to prevent A.I. from 'discovering' any work that you've put online ... but does Claude take your work and put it 'out there'?
BTW, after decades of writing/reading/reviewing experience I completely endorse your insistence on file backup. I don't even trust cloud - I backup/update to pen drives every time I work on my writing, university course etc. I've lost work before and learned my lesson!
From what I can see on its website Claude will only use your data to train its LLM with explicit permission.
Re, relying on automated tools: Word often scolds me for passive sentences that look/scan/read/work just fine (imho).
It’s so true! Word’s grammar checker has always been borderline useless, honestly
Microsoft Word FTW. I'm using Word on my SF novel, which has insisted on ballooning to (and counting) 180,000 words and 600+ pages. When writing, I navigate around this monstrosity using a bookmarked ToC hyperlinked to bookmarked text Chapter titles.
Perfect! I love that Word has that function. It’s so helpful with books of your size
@@nonsensefreeeditor I love that functionality. If I decided to just publish the entire book on the web, can you recommend a site that preserves that bookmark/hyperlink functionality?
Oof, RIP X-Men fanfic. I felt that😭 I posted my fanfic on a website so I can still see it to this day lol. And, yes, back up your stuff. I have 5 devices I save my stuff on... literal paranoia 😅
I never posted mine and I'm kinda glad lol
LOL, file management. Version 6? Try version 461. And that's just with the latest general version of the novel. I save at least daily, under a new sequentially-numbered filename. I think I've got 2,000 versions of the book.
Regarding backups: multiple thumb drives.
If the AI wrote the first draft, doesn't that make you the editor? Technically, author credit should go to whoever authored the AI.
Editors do not perform rewrites, so no. It makes you the author.
@ Man, I hate this version of the future. You don't even have to write your book to be called an author by the law. Doesn't that depress you?
I guess it means more money. What an ugly truth though.
@ I honestly don’t see it as different from having a ghostwriter write your book, then being legally the author. People have been doing that for a very long time, well before computers and AI. It can be hard to think of writing as a business rather than an art, but in order to earn more than pocket change, it is a requirement
@ See, that's always made me angry too, though. That is a lie. You did not write this book. It is not true.
Sure, two people are agreeing to call the lie the truth, and both parties are benefitting. That doesn't make it not a lie.
@ Ah, I'm sorry, You said you don't wanna talk about this. It works for you, and the world is loud enough. I'm sorry.