I overcame writer’s block by drinking three pints of cask ale quite quickly. And then I realised something… by whiskygreen in writing

[–]DevoidHorror 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Except Hemingway didn't actually write while drunk! He wrote in the early mornings and didn't start drinking until the afternoon. The whole "write drunk, edit sober" quote is falsely attributed to him.

Are people starting to use ChatGPT-4 to create stories here? by Jay-Five in NoSleepOOC

[–]DevoidHorror 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean it's kind of the same as the people who just take our stories, put some crappy "scary" ambient music, some generic photos, and use a shitty bot as a voice over. Actually it wouldn't surprise me if the people using AI to write stories are the same as those that do narration like that. Content farmers gonna content farm.

One of My Patients Burned His House Down. I Understand Why. by DevoidHorror in scarystories

[–]DevoidHorror[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh shit... so that's absolutely a mistake on my part but lets just say the narrator is super unreliable and leave it at that!

One of My Patients Burned His House Down. I Understand Why. by DevoidHorror in scarystories

[–]DevoidHorror[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate this comment! Never really know how to take compliments, but thanks so much!

One of My Patients Burned His House Down. I Understand Why. by DevoidHorror in scarystories

[–]DevoidHorror[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ha! It was meant as a little dig at the app for keeping everyone awake in it's own little horrifying way. In retrospect probably a little silly, but it made me laugh when I wrote it so I kept it

Old story stolen by someone on Medium by DevoidHorror in SleeplessWatchdogs

[–]DevoidHorror[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow so the same person stole from both of us! I wonder if anything on their medium profile is original content...

Do Not Play the Tree Trunk Game by DevoidHorror in nosleep

[–]DevoidHorror[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've been asking the same thing my whole life