- New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators | Technology | The Guardian
If I were a professional fiction writer, I'd be scared right now. This tells me that automating the job of producing fiction just got a generation closer. (I mean, I guess, counterpoint – write an outline, get a novel.)
Tag: Writing
Bookmarks for October 27, 2016
- The Killing Joke Script
One to come back to – the complete script to the Killing Joke.
Bookmarks for June 24, 2016
- ink – inkle's narrative scripting language
I think I might want to play with this.
- Google search spike suggests people don't know why they Brexited | The Verge
This is worth reading, just for some of the turns of phrase. But other than that oh god oh god oh god oh god.
Bookmarks for February 22, 2016
- Alan Moore: The art of magic
One of Mr Moore's more interesting interviews.
- The Taxonomy Of Sin | MORNING, COMPUTER
I really liked today's morning.computer, no other reason.
Bookmarks for November 12, 2015
- Cope « Nerdcon, authorship, and the problem with games
This is of some interest to me, almost from the point of view of my own internal monologue. I have a number of friends who are professional writers of one stripe or another, and I tend to in some sense, mentally rank myself "below" them as a creator, because what I mostly create these days is narrative games – LARP. (NB: this is *entirely* about my view, not theirs, and *entirely* about the media we work in, not us as people.) I have an internal sense that my storytelling medium is less "prope…
Bookmarks for June 10, 2015
Bookmarks for April 30, 2014
- Programming Sucks
If you ever wonder what it is I do all day (and I don't blame you, a lot of the time I wonder the same thing), then I suggest you read this. It is pretty much the most perfect encapsulation of my daily working life I have ever encountered, and, I should point out, has been true everywhere I have worked. Warning: after read this, you may never wish to use the internet again.
- Another Way To Breathe – WicDiv Playlist: Alice
Kieron on The Sisters of Mercy, their place in his life (a very similar one to mine, and a lot of other people, I suspect), and their place in his upcoming work. Well worth a read.
Bookmarks for December 23, 2013
- Writer Pro – Note. Write. Edit.
Noting this one as something to investigate in the new year.
Bookmarks for May 16, 2013
- This Is What Happens When Publishers Invest In Long Stories ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community
The next time someone tells you the internet is killing our attention span, send them here. This is utterly fascinating stats-based analysis of new ways of publishing long form news and analysis on the web.
- On the Constant Moment – clayton cubitt
A superb essay on photography's place in our culture. I've seen a few people linking to this already, and they've all picked the same stand-out sentence because, fuck me, it's a doozy. "It is the creation of art through the curation of time." What a beautiful and clearly expressed idea. I'm going to be picking that one apart for a while to come.
Bookmarks for May 23, 2012
- Why I Write "Strong Female Characters"
ALPHA, the new novel by Greg Rucka is out in the UK tomorrow. I am more excited for this that I am for Mieville's latest, out the same day. I mention this, because you ought to be buying it. I also commend this article to your attention, where Greg talks about his process – I learned a few tricks I didn't know while reading it.
- 25 Handy Words That Simply Don’t Exist In English | So Bad So Good
I knew a few of these, but some of the others that I didn't know are lovely, and very revealing about human nature.