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Continue reading →: Research: Naming the ApacheJust because we call them Apache does not mean that is their only name, so I asked Copilot. Q: As Apache is likely an English use, what do the Apache call themselves? Copilot: The Apache people refer to themselves using several terms in their own languages. Commonly, they use Indé…
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Continue reading →: Mad As a HatterI was formatting a drafted story when I recklessly read one line that caused me to get something in my eye. The story had an innocuous working title, “Ex Wf.” The premise was a woman coming over to her ex-husband’s home for her once-a-month two-hour court ordered visitation with their…
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Continue reading →: Research: Apache CultureWhen I was in college, I would supplement each class by reading a book or five beyond the assigned reading, so reading a book on Apache culture makes sense for me. Q: Is there an academic book on Apache culture? Copilot: Yes, there are several academic books that delve into…
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Continue reading →: Editing In LayersIn editing, I am doing multiple passes through the story. Instead of each pass attempting to everything, I build up the story as I go. The story draft assembles a skeleton by completing the dialogue and major actions. The first pass edit is like adding organs and muscles to that…
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Continue reading →: Research: Apache CoupI want to be careful of not taking practices common to other tribes and applying it to the Apache. Thus, I check on such issues with Copilot. The issues apply to both my Geronimo’s Spirits draft and my Chief in Boudica and The Butcher draft. Q: Are there any distinct…
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Continue reading →: Copilot RemembersI was listening to an AK Guy video, as one does, when I recognized a useful detail for my Boudica and The Butcher story. So, I ask Copilot AI a question, as I does. I didn’t mention the book and it was a fresh thread, so there was no continuity…
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Continue reading →: Research: Ghosts vs. SpiritsIn renaming the Geronimo’s Sons draft, I was initially thinking about going with Geronimo’s Ghosts instead, but an exchange with Copilot changed my mind. Q: What is the Apache view on ghosts? Copilot: The Apache people have a distinct perspective on ghosts, which is rooted in their cultural and spiritual…
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Continue reading →: Settings in Word for Drafts
Here are my Word settings for drafting a story, based on YouTube tips, Copilot AI recommendations, and playing: These settings make the text easier to read. I created a macro for automated consistency, though I may adjust as needed.
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Continue reading →: Dullahan StoryNotes this story idea so I don’t forget. The core idea is a Dullahan, a headless rider on a black horse who appears to those about to die in Irish lore. Just heard about it a minute ago and it sounds like an interesting device. The story is a period…
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Continue reading →: Testing Edits Using CopilotWhen I was doing second pass editing on “Harvest of Blood,” I asked Copilot AI for feedback on a clip of text that I edited. Specifically, I asked about credibility and immersion as that was what I intended to add to the laconic draft during this editing step. Below is…
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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