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What is a 'Draft' Anyway?

by Robert J. McCarter on in writing, ruminations
In the old day when a story was written on paper or with a typewriter, things like "first draft," "second draft," and "third draft," made a lot of sense because you dealt with the manuscript as a whole, a pass at a time. There was a tangible artifact representing each draft.

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There's No Place Like Home (for Writing)

by Robert J. McCarter on in inspirations | tagged #arizona , #grand canyon
There's a reason Stephen King sets so many of his books in Maine. He lives there. He knows it well. And it gives him a leg up with setting in his stories. (There are other areas where authors mine their own experiences. If you read King's 11/22/63, it sure seemed like he nailed t...

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An AI Cast of Thousands

by Robert J. McCarter on in ruminations, ai | tagged #audio , #writing
I’ve published a lot of books at this point, and every once in a while my mind turns to audiobooks. I haven’t gone there because the level of effort (and, potentially, financial commitment) is high. That is until now.

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