John Deighan: SLACK JAWED with WONDER

Author: John Deighan

  • Cow Pats and Creativity

    John Deighan

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    Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths ofexisting books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutationof that nonsense.— Benjamin Disraeli, 1870: I repeat Sturgeon’s Revelation, which … that ninety percentof SF is crud.— Theodore Sturgeon, Venture Science Fiction, 1958 AI will turn the steaming pile of decomposing crud… Read more

  • AIs As Writing Assistants

    John Deighan

    TL;DR: Yes. I’m using them. Claude and ChatGTP, to be specific. Using them to bounce ideas off of. Results are actually pretty good. So far. I’m pretty sure this is going to be controversial, so feel free to leave your comments. That doesn’t mean I’m going to change my mind. Just so you know. I’m… Read more

  • An Aside about Politics

    John Deighan

    I encourage comments about the mechanics of storytelling. I don’t encourage name calling, or ad hominem attacks in general. Keep it classy, or at least factual. I won’t deny my writing “leans to the left.” You are unlikely to change my attitude. I’m pretty sure I won’t change yours, either, so let’s not antagonize each… Read more

  • Well, Look Who’s Back

    John Deighan

    Welcome to my version of Frankenstein’s Monster, stitched together from the very freshest possible parts, looted from the graveyard of my broken dreams and frustrated desires. Watch you step! The difference now is that I have the time to put into this little hobby. We’ll see if I do any better this time, eh? More… Read more

  • Hello world!

    John Deighan

    Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! Read more