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I just signed up for Get Your Words Out 2024 (and you can too)! I fucking love this community, I really do.
For 2024, I volunteered to contribute posts here on Dreamwidth. If the mods accept my pitches, this is what I'd like to write about:
(1) What makes human writing distinguishable from ChatGPT. I've been gnashing my teeth about this for the past four months, and I think I have some insights. Hopefully. This isn't "advice," exactly, but it's interesting to consider.
(2) How to handle rejection. I've gotten rejected a lot this year, and I mean a lot. It still hurts more than I'd like it to, but I've developed a number of concrete, practical strategies for not letting it destroy me.
(3) How to commission an artist. I was recently surprised to learn that many people are nervous about doing this, or they don't know how to find the right fit for a project. I struggle with these concerns too, but I commission a lot of artists anyway. It would be nice to help other writers feel comfortable doing the same.
And maybe?
(4) How to do numbers on AO3. I recently saw a well-meaning post on Tumblr that contained extremely misleading advice about "how to become a popular fandom writer," and... I'm not saying it's easy, but it's not actually that complicated. Honestly, I think anyone can do numbers on AO3 if they follow some simple rules and put in the work.
For 2024, I volunteered to contribute posts here on Dreamwidth. If the mods accept my pitches, this is what I'd like to write about:
(1) What makes human writing distinguishable from ChatGPT. I've been gnashing my teeth about this for the past four months, and I think I have some insights. Hopefully. This isn't "advice," exactly, but it's interesting to consider.
(2) How to handle rejection. I've gotten rejected a lot this year, and I mean a lot. It still hurts more than I'd like it to, but I've developed a number of concrete, practical strategies for not letting it destroy me.
(3) How to commission an artist. I was recently surprised to learn that many people are nervous about doing this, or they don't know how to find the right fit for a project. I struggle with these concerns too, but I commission a lot of artists anyway. It would be nice to help other writers feel comfortable doing the same.
And maybe?
(4) How to do numbers on AO3. I recently saw a well-meaning post on Tumblr that contained extremely misleading advice about "how to become a popular fandom writer," and... I'm not saying it's easy, but it's not actually that complicated. Honestly, I think anyone can do numbers on AO3 if they follow some simple rules and put in the work.
