Feeling much the same. This time of year is a lot from all directions & it is getting to me, I have to admit. I hope you can find some space. I think I get a brief reprieve on Sunday.

Of course it is. So 2025.

What does 'Forever Alve' mean?

"You're always right. They disagree.
Therefore they are wrong, see?"

Seymour's logic ...

youtu.be/BpyGbHsOoBo

It works for Bloodywood.

The first one was so convincing. On first reading I thought they'd read my book & loved it & wanted me to talk to their book club. But on 2nd reading, the AI of it started to stick out. But, gosh, we want that so badly, don't we?

I used to play with C. elegans. I fed them to Duddingtonia flagrans for my postgrad.

100%. It's only natural to hope our work will connect with readers, and that's exactly where they're hitting us.

Sorry that happened. It is a risk we take when we put ourselves out there, eh?
My first SS giftee put up quite the shopping list & I spent some $$ to meet her requests. She was happy, but it wasn't all that rewarding for me.
It's a learning experience for all, I think.

Their summaries, base on my blurb, do make my book sound good. I'm tempted to use them for ad copy … but then I'd be using AI for ad copy, and that would be hypocritical. Sigh.

They know the vast majority of us writers are dirt poor, right?

Yeah. Which have skyrocketed since AI came on the scene … of course (my cynical tone leaning in again, there).

Can we jump tracks to a timeline of good will? I like high trust, good will models of dealing with other humans. Imagine what we could achieve if we could trust each other.

Can we do something about the people who are always "me first!"?

It's clearly something along the lines of those "I lead a book club and my club would *love* to read your book" … OK, then. Um, do? 🤷‍♀️

And, obviously, I know they just want something from me & don't feel any excitement about my book at all. I'm getting sick of feeling so cynical all the time.

I usually ignore them. Tempting to mimic a "Mailsystem delivery failure" message, actually.

Excellent move by The Greens. Thanks team!