The Writing Affliction Podcast

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Welcome to the Writing Affliction Podcast! Kathryn Thornwood-fantasy author and blogger of all things dragons and science, and Ruby Katze, romance author with an obsession about tornados and law, two longtime friends gab about books and writing and things they love! You can find us at writingafflictionpodcast.com!

Episodes

  1. Oct 20

    The GenAI Future is Bleak. That's Why We Fight

    Episode Notes There are as many reasons to hate genAI as there are human creations that LLM companies stole. In this episode, Kat and Katze discuss not only the negative impacts of genAI in general, then focus on how it has impacted the writers' sphere as a whole. The future might feel bleak, but leave it to human beings to look the cold greed in the face and refuse to go gentle into that good night. Fighting back by connecting in the most human possible ways.

    The GenAI Future is Bleak. That's Why We Fight

  2. Sep 15

    You Sure You’re Hunting Real Witches?

    Episode Notes "This was written with AI…” We're seeing these five words everywhere these days. Sometimes, there is plenty of meat to the accusations, but just as often it's words lobbed at people who wrote each and every word themselves, who the accusers either don't like or are produced themselves by AI spambots. Join genuinely human authors Kat and Katze as we sit in the uncomfortable Catch 22 world we are now living in, where accusations are flying nearly as fast as slop is being produced.

    You Sure You’re Hunting Real Witches?

  3. Aug 18

    What Inspires You?

    Episode Notes What inspires you? Authors Kat and Katze talk about where they get their inspiration from, the differences between stories that are inspired by, a retelling of, and plain plagiarism. Finally, get insights into why so many authors use the terms “plotting” and “pantsing!”

    What Inspires You?

  4. Jul 21

    Filing Off the Serial Numbers

    Episode Notes There are many great authors that started out in fanfiction, and we live in a time when it's no longer taboo to speak of fandom being your origin story. So suppose you have a fanfiction you wrote and you want to make it into something original, Kat and Ruby talk you through some of the things you will want to think about as you work toward turning that story into an original story.

    Filing Off the Serial Numbers

  5. Jun 16

    A Love Letter to Fanfiction

    Episode Notes From Greek mythology to Dante’s Inferno to the introduction of Lancelot into the Arthurian canon, fanfiction has always been a part of the way humans tell stories. Authors Kathryn Thornwood and Ruby Katze have their podcast debut talking about how they met during the pandemic in a fandom, what makes fanfiction such a great place to start writing, and showcase the many works that started as fanfiction, and then became works in their own rite. Podcast Hosts: Kat Thornwood & Ruby Katze Edited by: Colin M Parker

    A Love Letter to Fanfiction
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Welcome to the Writing Affliction Podcast! Kathryn Thornwood-fantasy author and blogger of all things dragons and science, and Ruby Katze, romance author with an obsession about tornados and law, two longtime friends gab about books and writing and things they love! You can find us at writingafflictionpodcast.com!

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