Al Teeve

she/her; writing instructor & co-founder @projectwritenow; reader; kitchen gardener; improv cook; views my own

[Tricia Dearborn @TriciaDearborn]

If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you.
I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@9ofPentacles @TonyHoWasHere @contactrebecca @Slate I want to read this!

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

This is everything. In 2006, students from Xavier High School in NYC sent Kurt Vonnegut five letters asking the writer to visit their class. What he wrote back is one of the best things ever:

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

These grandkids planned to surprise their grandma at the airport dressing as t-rex but she heard about it and planned her own surprise.

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@ErnabelD I miss Flora!!! Hope she's getting lots of love from you.

[Elisabeth Ingram Wallace @ingram_wallace]

I put out peanuts for the birds every morning and they have started bringing me elastic bands. I don’t speak bird, what could this mean, and do I have to eat the elastic bands now?

[Goodreads @goodreads]

What's the last book you rated 5 stars?

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@melissafebos Happy book birthday 🎉

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@bookishbelle YUM

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@melissafebos @NEAarts Well deserved, Melissa.

[Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica]

A little industry insider tip. If you're still querying stop. Like the rest of the world, people in publishing are working to close deals, clear off desks, and take a few weeks off. Let them. Query again in mid-January. Happy Holidays!

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@ValeriaBrownEdu @FTPSchools

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

Yesterday, the librarian said, "all is forgiven" after I handed a check for my fines and I thought, damn modern libraries really are full service.

[Agatha Chocolats @AgathaChocolats]

In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

Holding breath or breathing deeply; chin tilt; smoothing baby hairs. What else? @bookishbelle

[Elisa Gabbert @egabbert]

I welcome rejections because they reinforce my belief that I'm a rebel and an outsider and the establishment can't handle me

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@bookishbelle @DitaVonTeese Holy gorgeous.

[Al Teeve @AlTeeve]

@shandaMD @bookishbelle @JamesHertler

[Hachette Book Group @HachetteUS]

What's a phenomenal book that more people should read?