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If you would take your first tentative steps into the new Author Platform! Log in to Litopia.com You’ll then see the new home page. Browse around! At the top of the page, you’ll see your name. Click on it. Now you’re seeing your very own author...

I came across this (doing something unrelated to writing) and thought... hey... could these principles of good design be applied to writing? I liked the idea of relating physically well designed objects to a well designed story. Some things might...

Thanks Lyse, this is really interesting. I love these principles and can readily see the applicability to writing.

I came across this (doing something unrelated to writing) and thought... hey... could these principles of good design be applied to writing? I liked the idea of relating physically well designed objects to a well designed story. Some things might...

The new author platform – which you can now access on Litopia.com as long as you’re logged in there – features an antidote to this. Each blog post you make comes with the option to upload your own reading of the post itself. Like you, I’m...

Thanks for this! Always something interesting. I went to the article on "AWP 2026 Takes on AI" (shocker, I know!) and clicked on the audio file thinking it might be an interview or recording of one of the panels. It was an AI voice reading the...

The new author platform – which you can now access on Litopia.com as long as you’re logged in there – features an antidote to this. Each blog post you make comes with the option to upload your own reading of the post itself. Like you, I’m...

Thanks for this! Always something interesting. I went to the article on "AWP 2026 Takes on AI" (shocker, I know!) and clicked on the audio file thinking it might be an interview or recording of one of the panels. It was an AI voice reading the...

@Rich. I think that is indeed the problem. Film uses fine actors to convey emotion and character depth. Can you imagine trying to write Captain Jack Sparrow? Maybe also what's happening on a screen is like when someone sits in a park and watches...

Agreed, very much. Could it be that a script or screenplay isn't supposed to be the finished product? They can be extremely well written, but ultimately they exist to be interpreted by actors, directors, etc. Whereas a novel or short story is...

@Rich. I think that is indeed the problem. Film uses fine actors to convey emotion and character depth. Can you imagine trying to write Captain Jack Sparrow? Maybe also what's happening on a screen is like when someone sits in a park and watches...

Yeah, I agree. If this was formatted as a screenplay, it would also be bad writing. Screenwriting seems to get a bit of a bad rap in terms of showing what characters are thinking and feeling. Done well, it's awesome and can be very personal and...

Yeah, I agree. If this was formatted as a screenplay, it would also be bad writing. Screenwriting seems to get a bit of a bad rap in terms of showing what characters are thinking and feeling. Done well, it's awesome and can be very personal and...