Kenneth Weene has published poetry, books, and plays (which have been produced and staged), and been a regular contributor and provided guidance to RoundTable 360°s during our first year, and we hope he continues for as long as we’re on the air.
Our Nov 2024 RoundTable 360° session was “Who Goes There? – If a camel is a horse designed by committee, is an elephant a tuba designed by AI?”
AI is the newest tech available to creatives. Historically, new tech – from cuneiform writing to word processing, from cave drawings to PhotoShop – has created distance between the creator and their creation, and each added distance requires creatives to develop techniques to shorten the distance so their creation isn’t hidden in technology’s shadow.
Is AI assisted any different from Patterson’s or Roberts’ staff putting their novels together and the named author adding the finishing touches? Or the painter, sculptor, or luthier who’s students and assistants do the basic work so the master can bring the work to life? Let’s face it, AI is coming and resistance is futile. The question is, do you want to become one of the hive or the queen?
EU Actress, model, and voice talent Sabine Rossbach leads a discussion on From idea to paper (or word) to performance, how do we bring characters to life?
Okay, a hidden mainstream topic in this one. Because it’s really about marketing although most people might not think so.
Today’s topic is based on some conferences I attended over the past month and some classes I’ve taken during that same time period.
Yeah, busy me, I know.
Summing up (because this experiment’s a long one):
Write from the self so your writing is true
Trust your audience/reader to get your message (if your work has one, of course)
Be true with them so #2 works with them
Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule a critique of your work. Think I’m an idiot? Let me know in a comment. Either way, we’ll both learn something.