Tag: Being a Writer
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As a writer, AI has now given me access to services that were too expensive before
Creating covers for ebooks, editing books, building apps … It used to cost thousands to do this, but AI is making these services affordable. For creatives (those who do this as a hobby or for work), this opens up a so many exciting possibilities.
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A day in a life of the AI-assisted technical content writer
How a working day could look like for the AI-assisted content strategist and writer in an enterprise.
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Excited and exhausted: My honest take about life as a techwriter in the AI age
It’s the best of times, the worst of times. On the one hand, AI has accelerated my workflows and enabled me to create more content than before. On the other hand, I’m overwhelmed and burned out trying to keep up with how quickly the tech is changing and developing.
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My article was No.1 on Hacker News
To say that I didn’t expect this to happen is an understatement. But hey, achievement unlocked!
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Substack writers, you need a website!
Substack is convenient, but treat it as a distribution tool for your content. Your content should live on an independently owned website, which has a domain name you control and own. This way, you can secure long-term visibility and control over your digital presence on the Internet.
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Writing with AI isn’t always generating entire novels with a prompt
I’m often frustrated by the writing community’s misconceptions about AI in writing. I wish more writers were more open to AI’s potential in writing and stop crucifying those who dare to say they use AI.
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The Writing Community’s AI Panic
A New York Times article about Coral Hart, an indie romance author that generates 200 novels using AI has gotten most of the writing community clutching their pearls. Me? I’m just tired of this cycle of unproductive outrage.
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Does AI help you work faster or is it just hype?
Whether AI makes you more productive really depends on whether you know what the heck you’re doing.
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Guide to writing fiction with AI
A guide to how I’m writing fiction with AI. It lists all my reflections, essays and more about this experiment.
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Fiction writing: What tasks will I outsource to AI?
Writing fiction with AI – most people think it’s letting AI generate the text, slapping it together into an e-book and publishing it. In this article I will show you that this is far from the truth, at least for me.
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Digital decluttering: Marie Kondo-ing the content I consume
When you look at your social media and blog feeds, ask yourself: Does it spark joy? In this post I discuss my plan to aggressively implement digital minimalism to my blog and newsletter feeds. As much as I want to support all the writers I see online, I have to concede that my bluetooth-sized brain…
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What my AI fiction writing experiment taught me about my creative process
The experiment illuminated what gave me joy … and what didn’t.
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What if using AI to write fiction isn’t an evil act?
My quest for more nuanced discussions about the use of AI in fiction writing.
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Pushback against digital gardens?
The pushback I received made me think about a way to re-clarify my message about digital gardens. The last thing I want people to think is that one is better than the other. I rather communicate the freedom digital gardening has given me, and how I’ve written so much more since taking this approach to…
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My experience ‘going paid’ on Subastack in 2024
Last year, I activated the option for readers to pay me on a lark, and was surprised by what happened despite my very low expectations.
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Weekend Tales #7: Year ends and bodice rippers in the desert
Reflecting on 2024 while watching trashy TV. Also, links to articles I’ve written and have read.
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Weekend Tales #4: My focus in 2024 is ‘beauty’
The new approach my little newsletter, Tai Tales is taking in 2024. Standing up against outrage culture on the Internet. And some articles about the Substack / Platformer drama. 📧Subscribe to read the post.
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2023 Recap: Concepts and discoveries that made the year better for me
I reflect on the concepts and ideas that have improved my life in 2023.
Elizabeth Tai 