I registered for the summit, and wanted to circle back around to nab Troy and Stacey's live sessions. Can't find those offerings for the life of me. Is this still an available add-on? Help!

Something is happening that is hurting authors big time, and the problem is, well, authors mostly. Some readers, but really it is the equivalent of co-workers turning on each other. And it's already gotten pretty damn ugly. Publishers are afraid. Some authors are afraid. Other authors are angry. Readers are trying to figure it out. The new era of publishing is emerging, and we have no idea what that landscape will look like. I have opinions - oh, yes, of course I do, but the primary one is this: Perfectionism has always been the enemy of creativity, especially at the drafting stage. Trying to get your first draft (which is supposed to be &@#$ anyway) to a level of perfection before writing "the end" is one of the number one reasons novels remain unfinished. Now, we have another factor. Authors are trying to ensure that nothing in their draft "sounds like" they used AI. There's nothing that will kill your creativity faster than fear. A good editor can help you, in the revision and editing process, ensure that your manuscript sounds like you, not AI. But even the classics have been flagged by AI checkers as AI - because AI detectors are horrible at what they do. What's the solution? Refuse to worry about it, especially in the early stages of your draft, unless you are actively using AI and trying to scrub that voice from your fiction. In that case, I would have different advice for you. And one more thing. It's none of your business if another writer chooses to use AI as an assistant or not. The only requirement is that a story be good, regardless of how it gets there. Now, purely AI generated slop with no human input? That's a different story. But stop with the accusation of "that author used AI in their process. They aren't a real writer." STOP. It is so easy for someone to point the finger at you or anyone else. Use the right tool, and it will tell you we have been using AI since 1910. STOP. Don't want to be a target yourself? Never, ever, label or accuse another writer. If they want to acknowledge they use AI, let them control their own narrative.

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