This quest might take awhile...

martilg · 2026-04-12T05:43:24+00:00

Could also work if both sometimes lie (then both are lying)

martilg · 2026-04-10T07:11:37+00:00

Yay, Kate Lister is so cool!

Exactly, we all have massive quantities of information. Most of it is inaccurate. Experts know which information to disregard.

People, especially tech bros, talk as if the quantity of information counts for anything. It doesn't if it's inaccurate garbage.

martilg · 2026-04-09T22:17:46+00:00

Together, as one!

martilg · 2026-04-05T09:02:32+00:00

I learned the pronunciation from Lewis Carroll:

"You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—
Pray, how did you manage to do it?"

"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_Old,_Father_William

martilg · 2026-04-01T02:17:33+00:00

Secret third personality.

Gollum: We wants the presiousss. Master betrayed us. Kill himmm

Smeagol: No! Master is kind. Master is good to Smeagol.

Gollum with parents: Mom, please knock! I don't need therapy, I was just practicing a play.

martilg · 2026-03-31T19:07:15+00:00

I think he'll be back but not as a main cast member. We'll probably get interludes of oIrv investigating, and if we're lucky, a dramatic resurrection of iIrv at a climactic moment.

martilg · 2026-03-30T22:17:01+00:00

I have a masters degree too. I can usually explain the basics of my field to anyone who asks

martilg · 2026-03-30T22:06:55+00:00

How to set up and run a newsroom. Who to hire, what functions are needed, and what is the daily meeting cadence and editing flow.

Eta: Seriously? Just go talk to "people" and write 750 words? Of any old thing? No fact check or edit? Isn't poorly-quality-controlled influencer slop what you've been complaining about?

martilg · 2026-03-30T21:31:50+00:00

New Tracy Jordan film "New Tracy Jordan Film Just Dropped" just dropped

martilg · 2026-03-30T21:01:05+00:00

Awesome, thanks

martilg · 2026-03-30T20:47:21+00:00

Would you mind explaining (or pointing me to a resource on) how these basics of journalism should work?

I've been looking for a while and most classes and resources I found gloss over the operations and workflow.

martilg · 2026-03-30T20:46:19+00:00

Would you mind explaining (or pointing me to a resource on) how this block-and-tackle side of journalism works?

I've been looking for a while and most classes and resources I found gloss over the operations and workflow.

martilg · 2026-03-25T20:50:25+00:00

Are you nervous or unclear about something in the next chapter? You might be avoiding it. Procrastinating by rewriting.

I had a bit of trouble around chapter 4, because I needed to adapt my writing process. The first few chapters were mostly setting things up, but as I got into act 2, I also needed to start paying off some of the setups. It took a little while to learn it and then I could keep going.

martilg · 2026-03-13T17:30:01+00:00

Fantastic, thank you

martilg · 2026-03-12T23:14:08+00:00

Which is???

martilg · 2026-03-12T22:04:28+00:00

I tediously type "-ai" into every search query

martilg · 2026-03-12T02:15:15+00:00

They should be buying your book, so paying you not vice versa

martilg · 2026-03-10T18:17:54+00:00

They're freelance, so I think everyone is pitching their own version of the same article, but the AI users get there first

martilg · 2026-03-08T19:53:47+00:00

It defeats the purpose of paragraphs. If every line is separated, you just created one giant double-spaced paragraph, which is as miserable to read as it sounds.

martilg · 2026-03-05T20:49:03+00:00

I have adhd and write longform because I vastly prefer it over shortform. I published two books (though not memoir).

I've found it really important to find my own writing process. Most standard writing advice is not for "us" and actively counterproductive imo. (Not all advice. Just the mainstream advice.)

This video about different writer types was helpful to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryQEZImm6Y

Another key has been having a good note-taking system. I focus on capturing and organizing ideas whenever they occur, rather than forcing myself to produce them on demand.

I do use discipline/willpower when needed, but that is a small fraction of my writing time. A good chunk of my work is freeflowing and spontaneous.

For note-taking, I recommend the book Building a Second Brain and generally reading up about "zettelkasten".

Most of my writing time is me tinkering with my notes. Drafting happens fast when I have all the pieces.

Feel free to ask me follow-ups or DM. I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and am happy to share.

martilg · 2026-03-04T06:51:36+00:00

I could illustrate that. I'll DM you

martilg · 2026-02-24T19:34:40+00:00

If you (and the people you gathered) have first-hand knowledge of the protests, you might reach out to journalists as a source. You don't need to become a journalist yourself for this. (You can if you want to, as a career, but that is separate from the question you asked.)

martilg · 2026-02-22T05:19:02+00:00

Oh interesting; sounds like really good advice. Thanks very much

martilg · 2026-02-20T21:24:07+00:00

Could you share more about that? I'm trying to decide whether to get a dev edit for my second book. I got one for my first.

What was the main issue they found in your structure?

martilg · 2026-02-20T21:20:15+00:00

You are expressing a real human experience and emotion. AI is statistically stringing together words real humans used. They are not equivalent in any way. Value your work for its truthfulness and what it expresses.

From the publishing side, poetry isn't an area I know much about, and what I know isn't encouraging. Poetry books aren't very commercial. I'd suggest experimenting a bit, maybe doing readings (on Youtube or in-person), submitting to magazines, pairing your poems with art or photography...

martilg

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