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BTW: You can also replay last NovNov's events here:
https://community.prowritingaid.com/c/novnov-event-replays/

They have a bunch of other things in there community pages. Some things (like NovNov) available to non-subscribers..

#Writing #NaNoWriMo #lgbtqia #NovNov #ProWritingAid #WriitingWithPride #Pride #Authoers #WritingChallenge #June #Events

It looks like last yea's ProWritingAid NovNov was a success (they have confirmed 2026), with 68,000 participants.

So much so, that ProWritingAid has set up June for Writing With Pride! :techlgbt: :heart_pride: 🏳️‍🌈

Starting June 1, you’ll complete short, focused writing exercises designed to strengthen your craft. Each week centers on a different theme (Becoming, Chosen Family, Intersectionality, and Softness & Joy) giving you new ways to explore character, conflict, and connection on the page.

By the end of this challenge, you will have written 28 short scenes and exercises that deepen your ability to craft character, relationships, and emotional resonance in your work.

I'm going to at least dip in for the speaker events.

Speaking with Pride:
https://prowritingaid.com/write-with-pride/sign-up

#Writing #NaNoWriMo #lgbtqia #NovNov #ProWritingAid #WriitingWithPride #Pride #Authoers #WritingChallenge #June #Events

It looks like last year's ProWritingAid NovNov was a success (they have confirmed 2026), with 68,000 participants.

So much so, that ProWritingAid has set up June for Writing With Pride! :techlgbt: :heart_pride: 🏳️‍🌈

Starting June 1, you’ll complete short, focused writing exercises designed to strengthen your craft. Each week centers on a different theme (Becoming, Chosen Family, Intersectionality, and Softness & Joy) giving you new ways to explore character, conflict, and connection on the page.

By the end of this challenge, you will have written 28 short scenes and exercises that deepen your ability to craft character, relationships, and emotional resonance in your work.

I'm going to at least dip in for the speaker events.

Speaking with Pride:
https://prowritingaid.com/write-with-pride/sign-up

#Writing #NaNoWriMo #lgbtqia #NovNov #ProWritingAid #WriitingWithPride #Pride #Authoers #WritingChallenge #June #Events

So, I guess NovNov is what we are calling the successor to NaNoWriMo...

I was on a cruise for most of the month. But, there are interesting videos and events that were recorded and I am catching up on.

Hopefully I will be able to participate next year. Hopefully it was a success and will return.

Does anyone have any observations or experiences they want to share from this one?

https://prowritingaid.com/novel-november

#NovNov #NovNov25 #NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #ProWritingAid #Writing #Fiction @bookstodon #lgbtscifi @lgbtbookstodon @writers @romancelandia

So, I guess NovNov is what we are calling the successor to NaNoWriMo...

I was on a cruise for most of the month. But, there are interesting videos and events that were recorded and I am catching up on.

Hopefully I will be able to participate next year. Hopefully it was a success and will return.

Does anyone have any observations or experiences they want to share from this one?

https://prowritingaid.com/novel-november

#NovNov #NovNov25 #NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #ProWritingAid #Writing #Fiction @bookstodon #lgbtscifi @lgbtbookstodon @writers @romancelandia

I got the "Locked in Gear" badge for a full week of writing, from ProWritingAid. Here's to more story work! I've got my music going (enjoying this J-rock band I just found through Tiktok called Espirit D'Air), stuffed myself with calories, and I'm here sipping a caffeinated beverage. It's time to dive into this crazy urban fantasy world.

#ProWritingAid #NovNov #NovelNovember #NationalNovelWritingMonth #NaNoWriMo

#Insomnia gives you the opportunity to some incredibly crazy things sometimes.

For example, over the past several days I have been experimenting with #ChatGPT. More because I was bored nothing more. And I wanted to see how good some of these newer models were with #writing. #Fiction.

Now, I #write. Fiction. #ScienceFiction mainly. Although I've dabbled into other more mainstream fiction #genres too except fantasy & horror. Other than #Grammarly and #ProWritingAid I've never really used #AI for anything other than to help me sound less snarky when replying to Reddit comments. A look through my history here and you can see just how unfiltered I am about topics I care passionately and deeply about.

But I've never used AI to actually *#write* a #story, from start to finish. At least not until now.

And since I'm usually a *#pantser* when I write, I just started with a simple #prompt and a simple #premise.

And holy fuck. Holy-holy fuck.

I mean, the AI didn't write it all by itself. I had to prompt it, guide it. Even fix some glaring and stupid mistakes (AI really has no cognitive understanding of the real world right now.)

And of the 40,000+ words it's written just about every single paragraph needs to be #edited. Heavily in places too. The overuse of #em-dashes is real y'all. I use em-dashes, but I don't use them in every fucking paragraph!

But the foundation is there.

The premise is unique. The story is unique. The characters are unique. And they have a depth to them that frankly has blown my mind.

I am both incredibly excited and very scared for what comes next but only a fool would take something AI has created and #publish it without #editing whether it's a Reddit comment, an Email, a social network post, or a tome.

My writing NEVER features AI. The closest I get is spelling and grammar with #ProwritingAid and that's it.

#noai #ai #artificalintelligence #beverlylanderson #beverlylandersonbooks #noaipromise #noaiever #takeastand #dontuseai

So...
I got (read - paid for) #ProWritingAid not long ago to help improve my #writing.
The last update wouldn't work.
After a few emails exchanged with their Help center, I was informed that from the last update, #Win8.1 is not supported anymore.
This information was not available anywhere on their site when I purchased the program. It wasn't there when I downloaded the latest update either.
The information is not on the site at all, not even now. I searched for it.
There is no mention of supported OS versions when trying to purchase the app.
Don't get me wrong - I love the program, it's quite helpful.
But this is bad. This is not how you manage/update/sell a program to customers.
Every self-respecting vendor informs customers well in advance when they stop supporting a specific OS version. And that information is clearly mentioned on their site.
I am disappointed.
Never mind that I paid for a year, and more than half of it I will not get any updates.
Bah.

Guten Morgen vom Küchentisch. Grad die englische #Übersetzung meiner #Schottland-#Kurzgeschichte nochmal mit Hilfe von #ProWritingAid (ausgedehnter Spell- & Grammar Checker) durchgearbeitet. Die will ich auch heute oder spätestens morgen abgeben. #Überarbeiten #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor

Guten Morgen vom Küchentisch. Grad die englische #Übersetzung meiner #Schottland-#Kurzgeschichte nochmal mit Hilfe von #ProWritingAid (ausgedehnter Spell- & Grammar Checker) durchgearbeitet. Die will ich auch heute oder spätestens morgen abgeben. #Überarbeiten #Autorenleben #writerslife #indieauthor