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Audible, AI, and Lawsuits
Audible is literally stealing from content creators, Eleven Labs is accused of stealing voices, and the DRS Crew is at its wits' end.
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12 hours ago
Timelines and Other Temporal Mischief
Terry and Veronica wonder about timelines and whether or not Paul exists after his surgery.
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1 week ago
Arcs Vs Arcs
What are character arcs vs story arcs? Why do they matter?
The DRS Crew discusses.
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1 week, 2 days ago
So You Wrote A Novel... Now What?
You wrote and sweated over every word. You've revised, you've edited, you've done everything to make this the best story of your life. You've even g…
4 weeks ago
Brevity, Foreshadowing, And Sanity
When should you distill an entire scene in a couple of sentences? Do you always have to write an entire scene to convey information? Also, how much f…
1 month ago
Bibles, Fragments, and Corners
What's the best way to create a story bible? What about those little fragments you've written? How do you turn those into scenes or stories? Most imp…
1 month ago
Publishing Industry News...Now With AI!
Hachette pulls a book. Claude source code leaks. HarperCollins signs a deal with an AI animation studio....
The DRS Crew pontificates.
DRS caffeinate…
1 month, 1 week ago
How Do You Climax?
You've taken your characters to the edge. The plot is nearly finished. Now it's time for the big reveal. How do you make it happen? The DRS Crew disc…
1 month, 1 week ago
Sciency-Solutions and Technobabble
"Captain! The doomaflachie is reaching critical something-or-other!"
Science fiction literature is rife with technobabble, questionable science, and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Slimmin' Down and Toe-Taggin'
Publishers sometimes require a minimum word count, while magazines, contests, etc might impose a maximum word count. While adding words is easy, how …
2 months, 1 week ago