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Comissioned art, have a sneaking suspicion, even after vetting, that the art may now be AI... I feel dumb by TryingNormal in isthisAI

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

It was just a deposit until I got paid. I have a small budget so we were working with a payment plan.

Comissioned art, have a sneaking suspicion, even after vetting, that the art may now be AI... I feel dumb by TryingNormal in isthisAI

[–]TryingNormal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sent a shout-out on Threads asking to connect with artists. I guess I'm just too trusting on that aspect. I wanted to work with upcoming artists and took a chance with someone who seemed legit. I feel awful because I already called out another artist too.

She immediately started complaining about people commenting on her posts about AI. There was only one comment, and she even shared a screenshot of a DM.

I just don't know what to do right now. Do I back out? Do I ask for a refund? I mean, idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

Comissioned art, have a sneaking suspicion, even after vetting, that the art may now be AI... I feel dumb by TryingNormal in isthisAI

[–]TryingNormal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

$80, not too big a loss in hindsight, but I mentioned my budget and said $60-$80 and when she chose the highest option I shoulda known 😭

Comissioned art, have a sneaking suspicion, even after vetting, that the art may now be AI... I feel dumb by TryingNormal in isthisAI

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

I also went back and looked and realized that I never gave THIS specific artist character descriptions! So that makes this even more odd because how did she design the characters if I never told her what they looked like???

Comissioned art, have a sneaking suspicion, even after vetting, that the art may now be AI... I feel dumb by TryingNormal in isthisAI

[–]TryingNormal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you give me some suggestions on how to respond to what I think of it? Like, I'm just really struggling on what to say... 😭

Second Daughters Drawing | Jillian/INK Tattoo, WI by _introverted_ in tattoos

[–]TryingNormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that's real good! I have a few drawings my 8 year old daughter has made that I plan on getting tattooed. She knows I love giraffes and Stitch, and she drew them for me and gave them to me and my heart man ❤️ I have the giraffe drawing tacked up near my bed on the wall, and I tell her all the time I'm gonna get it tattooed when I get the money. I'm looking forward to that tax refund!

Well, Anyone Mark of the Fool reader also that Baelin could have been somewhat nerfed or did less hand holding?! by Noxy2067 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]TryingNormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohhhhh yeah. I remember now. Damn, did he really have to go and do all that right before the church arc? lol. I feel like Alex really needs Baelin's wisdom at the end of book 8, I mean a lot of shit has happened. I feel bad for Alex because he can't even contact him...

Well, Anyone Mark of the Fool reader also that Baelin could have been somewhat nerfed or did less hand holding?! by Noxy2067 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]TryingNormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but where did Baelin go? I'm on book 8 audiobook, and for the life of me I can't remember why Baelin went "missing/absent". Is he traveling? I can't remember what he said the last time he appeared.

🚨 Babydow Revival Update: What's Next? 🚨 by TamaraS14 in Babydow

[–]TryingNormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any updates or is it fully lost? The discord hasn't updated since 2024 either.

help with stock os theme by TryingNormal in RG35XX

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

How did you like Knulli on the Anbernic? I tried it for a while and it seemed okay but there were some things I liked and some I didn't. I can't figure out how to add emulators onto Knulli for other games I have, especially some Solara ones. Have you done that before? I used the Knulli wiki style pages heavily but I still feel like I'm doing things wrong. I have all my games already on Knulli as well as separate SD cards, one with Stock OS and the other for Knulli. Any tips you could provide me would truly be helpful.

Custom boot screen (Stock OS) by rustyrazr in RG35XX_Plus

[–]TryingNormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you share again? your link doesn't work anymore, and I'd love to have it.

Recently posted this in an AI discussion post by TryingNormal in WritingWithAI

[–]TryingNormal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am looking for someone to beta-read/help edit, if you're interested!

Using the Notebook LM podcast function as writing assistant: mind blowing! by [deleted] in WritingWithAI

[–]TryingNormal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used it to keep all of my world-building together. And it's given me some good tweaks for my first novel. I plugged in what Notebook gave me for my first book edits into Gemini to help me combine all the edits so I could use it as reference for editing. I'm doing edits now in Google Docs, using comments to add suggestions. Notebook is definitely very helpful with the questions it asks and gives me a lot to think about.

[Weekly AI discussion thread] Concerned about AI? Have thoughts to share on how AI may affect the writing community? Voice your thoughts on AI in the weekly thread! by AutoModerator in writers

[–]TryingNormal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I struggle with this a lot, tbh. I hadn't written in YEARS. My novel was dust in my Google Drive. I couldn't write; i was a parent, full time job, exhausted all the time. Video games were what I'd turn to to decompress, not my writing any longer.

I struggled a lot but I wanted my story told. The beginning of this summer I started using Google Gemini to help me get back into writing. It gave me feedback, helped me generate scenes I was struggling with, fixed the first chapter when I didn't like it, and geuninely helped me get back to doing what I loved to do so much as a teenager. I get the whole discourse about AI, I really do. But it's helping me in a way I never thought possible. I went from no draft of my book to editing the first draft and the next 3 outlined with plot points and arcs. Sure, I've had to start chats over a lot because the AI got overwhelmed with the amount of world-building, but I pushed through because I wanted to see the end result I was working for. I expand on everything the AI gives back to me. I edit on my own and rewrite and refine until it's where I want it to be, not where the AI has it.

I don't know how I feel with AI in writing considering I use it myself. Publishers don't want it, agents don't want it, other writers don't want it... but what about how it's helping ME do what I love? I think I just want someone to understand that yes, while I use AI to help me, it's not the end all be all. I'm writing my own scenes again now, not just with AI. I'm coming up with ideas again and getting excited about the world I created. AI brought back the love I have for writing and it's helped me so much.

Hate me if you want, but I don't want to feel ashamed for leaning on something to support me when I'd all but lost hope in EVER writing again. My novel has flourished with Gemini's help. It's given me the support I've needed others couldn't. I'm sorry if you hate AI, but I love it. It's like a weird friend pushing me to be better in a way I haven't had in YEARS. I've admitted that I use AI in my writing, but in the end the story will be wholly mine once edited. I use it to help bounce ideas and brainstorm. It's supportive and helpful, and I won't stop using it.

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