A Critical Dragon | Critical Conversations 12: Writing Workshops, the Gag Rule, and Signs to Look Out For. @ACriticalDragon | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
A Critic and a Writer in conversation? Could it possibly be true?
Ian C. Esslemont (Novels of the Malazan Empire, Path to Ascendancy) co-creator of the Malazan World, joined me for a discussion about writing workshops, creative writing classes, signs to watch out for (both good and bad), and a discussion of the Gag Rule. We try to lay out what we think a good workshop entails.
With an undergraduate degree and a masters in the subject, as well as having taught numerous workshops and courses on creative writing, Ian C. Esslemont took the time to discuss his experiences with me and some of the things that he has learned.
There are some fantasy and Science Fiction specific points, but this is also a general discussion about creative writing classes, workshops, and approaches.
Brief Note: The internet connection was not great and combined with some technical issues, this has led to a a couple of moments in which Esslemont's side freezes or the sound dropped out. I tried to edit out the worst parts, but I do apologise for the scruffiness of this one. Plus, I have just realised that there is a typo in one of the onscreen messages, and it is too late to fix it. Sorry.
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A Critic and a Writer in conversation? Could it possibly be true?
Ian C. Esslemont (Novels of the Malazan Empire, Path to Ascendancy) co-creator of the Malazan World, joined me for a discussion about writing workshops, creative writing classes, signs to watch out for (both good and bad), and a discussion of the Gag Rule. We try to lay out what we think a good workshop entails.
With an undergraduate degree and a masters in the subject, as well as having taught numerous workshops and courses on creative writing, Ian C. Esslemont took the time to discuss his experiences with me and some of the things that he has learned.
There are some fantasy and Science Fiction specific points, but this is also a general discussion about creative writing classes, workshops, and approaches.
Brief Note: The internet connection was not great and combined with some technical issues, this has led to a a couple of moments in which Esslemont's side freezes or the sound dropped out. I tried to edit out the worst parts, but I do apologise for the scruffiness of this one. Plus, I have just realised that there is a typo in one of the onscreen messages, and it is too late to fix it. Sorry.
Intro and Music by Professor Trip.
If you would like to buy me a coffee or a book, Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/criticaldragon
![Is Chat GPT a good editor [should I be worried]? Will AI editors replace people like me?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QktobgHRu9A/hqdefault.jpg "Is Chat GPT a good editor [should I be worried]? Will AI editors replace people like me?
A lot is being said about Chat GPT replacing authors, but from the various outputs I have seen I am really not convinced that it will any time in the near future. However, could AI replace editors?
These Large Language Models and AI assistants already auto-correct, flag grammar and spelling errors, and suggest new phrasings, so can they replace editors?
In this video I took three very short samples from some authors work and asked Chat GPT Can you edit the following passage?.
Here are the results.
I am not really concerned if the AI is good at editing, what I am interested in is what it is doing, how it approaches it, and if it can be a useful tool for creative writing. Is it really a timesaving device? Will it actually replace human authors and editors, or do we still need humans intimately involved in the process?
As a point of clarity, I didnt tell the programme if it had done a good job or a bad job as I dont wish to help train something that various industries are seeing as a way to cut human artists, authors, and skilled professionals out of the workplace. But I was surprised at what it did.
The original chat I had with @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy can be found here: https://youtu.be/5vVEtWBplVk
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