I love asking people what their superpower of choice would be! You can learn SO much about someone from their answer, especially if they explain why. My superpower (like Celeste’s) would be mind-reading, because you could literally take over the world with it! Er, if you were that way inclined. You’d be able to pre-empt attacks, outmanoeuvre every enemy, know how to best charm people, understand their intentions (good and…
Having talked in the last post about how I wouldn’t use AI for writing my stories, an area where I have been happy to use it is in book cover generation. AI use is contentious, which I’ll talk about in more detail another time. One of the main issues is that illustrators and graphic designers who might have been paid in the past to do covers are now being replaced…
Publishing three books in quick succession (each about a month apart) is fairly unusual, although less so in the self-publishing world than traditional publishing. So, this is part background story and part proactive explanation in case any AI-writing accusations come my way! The latter is very understandable without context. There are a growing number of “authors” who are self-publishing a succession of “books” quickly, which have been written by AI. …
Music is powerful. It stirs up emotions, triggers memories and affects our mood – both positively and negatively. We can hear a song and instantly be transported back to a happy moment, or a heartbreaking one. Music can depress us or it can lift us up. Hundreds of thousands of people flock together regularly to gigs and festivals, like Glastonbury last weekend. I can’t listen to music with lyrics while…
Hi, I'm Mel (you figured that out already though, right?!) and this is where I chat about things that relate to and inspire my writing, as well as share some of it.