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Continue reading →: Research: Consistent Character ImagesOne goal I have is to be able to AI generate consistent character images. Looking for a place to start, I asked Copilot. Me: Which image creation AI is best at generating multiple consistent images of a fictional character with a recognizable consistency for the character? Copilot: For generating multiple…
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Continue reading →: Rejected Short KingI had an idea for a “short” story. A guy is in lockup for B&E. He is a short king who is sick and tired of getting rejected by women for dates. He gets revenge on his unsatisfying life by breaking into a rejecting woman’s place. Instead of robbing her,…
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Continue reading →: Research: POV Conversion ToolsWhen I drafted my stories, I wrote them in a mix of first and third person. During editing this requires conversion to third person tense. Looking for a way to automate this process I asked Copilot for hints. Me: are there any tools to automatically convert point of view from…
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Continue reading →: The MentorI worked on formatting the drafts for Ch 9 “The Mentor” and Ch 10 “The Waiting” from my Boudica and The Butcher. Together they are 12k words of raw dialogue driven draft. These chapters are distinct so far in the story as The Butcher does not appear, but instead Olga…
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Continue reading →: Research: Tools to Convert Verb TenseWhen I drafted my stories, I wrote them in present tense. During editing this requires conversion to past tense. Looking for a way to automate this process I asked Copilot for hints. Me: are there any tools to automatically convert verb tense in a text from present to past tense?…
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Continue reading →: Origins of The ButcherThe Butcher as a character has an origin in my conception of him that explains why I try to make him an unlikeable character that readers may hopefully grow to at least understand if not sympathize with. In my mind, there are four major inspirations for aspects of the character.…
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Continue reading →: Using Markdown in CharacterAII had not previously heard of Markdown so I ask Copilot how in might be used within CharacterAI. Me: Does the Character AI interface understand text formatted in markdown? Copilot: Yes, the Character AI interface does support text formatted in Markdown. This allows you to use various formatting options to…
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Continue reading →: The MonsterI formatted Chapter 4 “The Monster” from my Boudica and The Butcher draft. I like the rollercoaster of judgement the reader will likely have towards The Butcher as a character. After Ch 1, I expect a mixed opinion of 80% hate towards him as the likely villain of the story.…
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Continue reading →: Research: Formatting for PublishersAs part of initial research, I asked Copilot some questions about sending document files to third-party publishers. Me: For working with periodicals or websites as 3rd party publishers, do they prefer contributions in plain text or some other format? Copilot: The preferred format for contributions to periodicals or websites can…
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Continue reading →: Antigone’s Interrogation
I finished first-pass edits on the second chapter of Boudica and The Butcher. The working title of that draft chapter is “The Interrogation.” Net word count increased by 45% from the draft. At 4300 words, its size is equivalent to the first chapter at the same stage of editing. In…
Hello,
I’m Jaycee
Currently, I am a drafter and plodding editor of my own fiction stories. Looking towards the future when edited stories turn into published ones.
Here I am starting to bare my soul to give you a preview of what I have been working on.
See “Harvest of Blood” in this site’s menu bar for a preview of a draft chapter from Boudica and The Butcher, a novel set in a future Second American Civil War.
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