Patrick MacPhee

Husband, father, teacher, bro. I also write weird stuff. Writers of the Future Winner: 1st Place 4th Quarter, Issue 41
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[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@OrevaZSN AI is only a half step ahead of the collective intellectual/cultural property that it steals. Take away the influx of new ideas, say by flooding the Internet with AI slop, and the whole system oozes to a halt.

#Slopocalypse

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

Very late winter sunrises vs the already very early winter sunsets. In the morning, I'm at work or driving to it. In later afternoon, I'm not at work.
Why wouldn't I want more light at the end of the day?

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

BREAKING: The House has passed legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent nationwide, ending the twice-a-year clock changes by a 308-117 vote. Backed by President Trump, the bill now heads to the Senate. If approved and signed into law, Americans would no longer have to change their clocks.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

Overall total for the writing burst: 8k.

I'll take it. It was a good way to jumpstart the book.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

24-hour writing is still going. I didn't get as many words as I wanted so far, but the big part of this is getting the novel into gear.
On that front, it's been a huge success.
4500 words so far, looking to break 10k today.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

I had to postpone my 24-hour writing activity but it's in full swing now. New novel, multiple viewpoint chars, worldbuilding from scratch.

Started at 4:00. I've gotten through the awkward first page white space and now I've got plenty of story beneath me.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@JooseMidnite Aside from the whole "immoral stealing the blood/sweat/tears from artists thing" just think in terms of marketing. There are many who will never buy a book with an AI cover, some who don't care, and nobody who would be more likely. It's a net loss.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@tomgauld @newscientist As I Lay Dividing

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@justforreadin @Undoomed The Stargate would somehow hook up to the rings system, snake around a black hole or something, and transport anyone anywhere in time and space.
All controlled by a wristwatch or E-glasses.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@MazlumAltun Very cool. Has some Space Quest 1 vibes.

[ercrthrczfet @johndoeorwell]

#SaveStargate

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@hwjohnston7 Some kind of conflict on the first page, sure.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@OrwellNGoode And here I was building my son's world with him in splitscreen.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@AlastairTanJY At the end of the day, artists are at the mercy of the art-appreciating public.
One solution: If AI art must be clearly labeled as such, then it's up to artists to create something worth experiencing. Then we have to place our faith in our audience to reject AI simulacrap.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@MTGraveStudio @AllGristle It's not Sanderson's sort of book. One or both of the Expanse guys could do it, I bet.

[Towering_infern0 @T0weringInferno]

Dear @AmazonMGMStudio: We are getting complete radio silence from you. Almost 100K fans have signed petitions, we have funded banners to fly over your HQ, we are sending tissue boxes to your desks! Yet we still hear nothing?

Open the gate already!

#SaveStargate #Stargate

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

He-Man was great. I felt like I was watching the show from my childhood. It had some great shout outs to the memes and had some silly moments, but overall, it took itself seriously. Most of all, it took its fans seriously.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

Me getting all the worldbuilding, character lore, and plot grids ready for the next book. Draft one begins Sat June 27th with a 24-hour writing marathon!

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@RutlandSl31845 I will avoid this by setting all my near-future sci-fi in the year 2005.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

I loved Stargate from the movie through the end of its run. Stargate Atlantis was great as well, but the first season is still my favorite for its "beyond the frontier" feel of being completely cut off from Earth.

I would have watched a new series that respected the original.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@AuthorGFAllen "I have a warrant, so are you going to let me in nicely or do these gentlemen have to bust the door down?"

99/100 people will let them in, assuming they don't know it's a vampire.

[Patrick MacPhee @MacPhee225]

@TommyDeanWriter Not all readers read them, so a good prologue can add richness to a story, but it shouldn't be essential to understanding that story. Otherwise, the prologue should be called chapter one.

I personally enjoy them.