The other day, I was imagining a whacky scenario in which my submission was rejected. Then I was accused of using AI in my writing, and I was trying to defend myself.
I like to go on such trips inside my head…
Do what you want with this information. I just think that this is an interesting topic for discussion.
(more…)For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been on the lookout for volunteering opportunities. I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t have many friends and spent most of my days bored out of my mind, but staying idle felt terrible. So, over the years, I’ve acquired quite an experience in all sorts of volunteering and contributing. And because I’m a hopeless introvert and don’t have too much money to waste, for most of these, all you need is internet access and two brain cells to rub together.
(more…)The people have spoken! It seems that readers often visit my blog in search of writing tips for their daily productivity. I’ve heard you! And I’ve decided to make a master list of tips on how to write every day, which I will keep expanding and editing to get you the best possible advice a writer can wish for. Consider this a continuation of my reflections on daily writing, but without the fluff and getting distracted with personal stories.
(more…)When I had my old blog, I was quite proud to be, at the time, the only space on the internet with a comprehensive reading list of Ukrainian classic literature. There was even an entire story behind how I’ve decided to do it, pretty much on a whim, after an interesting discussion with a certain publisher about the ‘illiterate youth’.
Then, for a while I had a thread on X where I would add all kinds of Ukrainian literature available in English on Amazon. The thread wasn’t very long and after a while I unpinned it and replaced it with a kitten charity.
(more…)Yesterday, I talked to my sister about how it was such a great idea for her to launch a proper website for her book blog. Prior to that, like many Ukrainian book bloggers, she had a community on the messenger app Telegram, but we’ve always been talking about her moving to somewhere more serious.
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