Tag: writing

  • AI Perspicacity Or Great Tool? Surprisingly Fast Book Generation

    AI Perspicacity Or Great Tool? Surprisingly Fast Book Generation

    Back in the day working for McDonnell Douglas, I might have built up a little AI perspicacity. Yes indeed; in the mid 1980s, in the mysterious blacked-out buildings, observing the development of pilot-flight simulation capabilities inside large physical geodesic domes. Old Style AI Perspicacity We trained ourselves, then built and deployed things we called expert…

  • Writing Narrative Nonfiction: More Context, How, and Why

    Writing Narrative Nonfiction: More Context, How, and Why

    Narrative nonfiction is the primary genre of my writing, so I worked to tease out a fuller understanding. Nobody sold me on this; it’s what I was buying (i.e., it is the way I write). The analyst in me prompts me to write about it as I explore. So, here are my learnings. First, this…

  • Writing: Always a Welcome Port in the Storm

    Writing: Always a Welcome Port in the Storm

    We have all this “history in the making” and amped up social angst. So, the craft of writing is abuzz. More than usual, writing is a welcome port in the storm of life and social exchange. I am passionate about writing and have been taking stock of options to improve mine. This leans into how…

  • Summary of a Recent Michigan Writing Workshop

    On May 4th 2019, I attended the Michigan Writing Workshop.  I think they provided valuable content. 1. This one-day event was held in the Atrium of the Ambassador hotel in Novi, Michigan; it was advertised in local writer forums and on the web, as organized by Jessica Bell. The day was split into five blocks…