Mike Reynolds

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

@thecreativepenn @bookvault_app Can't wait 🙏

[Joanna (J.F.) Penn @thecreativepenn]

Signing special editions of Bones of the Deep today @bookvault_app In the post soon for Kickstarter Backers! Available at all stores in August.

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

A podcast got me thinking: could I pull a standalone short story out of my novel? Turns out there are two or three buried in there. Selected one. Now to do the editing.

Four Hours’ Sleep and a Short Story Idea https://t.co/cg2Y1kYgvu

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

The day job, five separate pension timelines, an evening with Joanna Penn on AI, and one second draft still waiting patiently on the desk.

The Arithmetic of a Creative Life https://t.co/dCEAaAM2Cx

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Personal update: I've joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time.

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

A webinar, two new Claude skills, an eighteen-page manuscript analysis, and a small return to Medium. Plenty going on this week. None of it, I notice, was actually editing the book.

A Week of Tinkering https://t.co/jZvBvF9F0g

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Knowing your antagonist's motivation isn't the same as putting it on the page. This week's newsletter: third draft lessons, a reluctant return to Medium, and dictation on a dog walk.

Knowing Isn’t Writing https://t.co/4WQcpP1pnc

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Dictating from someone else's terrace this week, coffee in hand, post-workout. Honest confessions about the book I haven't touched, the cigarettes I can't quit, and why drafting still beats editing.

Confessions From the Sports Club Terrace https://t.co/la0t4ecfIz

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Yesterday's birthday lunch reminded me my family is wonderfully complicated. My wife's ex-husband is also my best friend. That tangle of relationships? It's exactly what draft three needs more of.

Family is Story https://t.co/MLDmaInYyw

[Joanna (J.F.) Penn @thecreativepenn]

For every author / journalist writer who wants to get their ideas into their Claude! I have 35 years of journals I want to scan …

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Plot is scaffolding. Relationships are the story. This week I had to admit my book has been written around the feelings instead of into them. Time to rebuild.

Words Are Easy. Showing Is Hard. https://t.co/St4P9FFzhp

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Finished the editing pass, only to realize the last two chapters need rewriting. Plus a structural epiphany that changes everything. The joys of a first book.

The Last Two Chapters and a Structural Epiphany https://t.co/Snnh2E4Qx5

[Joanna (J.F.) Penn @thecreativepenn]

It will be interesting to see how AI-forward editors use this.

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

A perspective check this week. Health matters more than any manuscript. But we're story creatures, and we press on. Book update, world bibles, and why we write.

What Really Matters https://t.co/BG2WUPPMa4

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Short update this week. I’m sick, but the editing rolls on. Eighty pages of hand edits to go. The structure still needs work, but it’ll be ready when it’s ready.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sick, Editing, and Still Figuring It Out https://t.co/l2kfjNh0Qz

[Joanna (J.F.) Penn @thecreativepenn]

I love this. I am working on a load of Skills for repetitive tasks for my author business. SO useful :)

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Looking forward to June. Hopefully, my introvert nature won't get in the way too much 🤷
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[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

A simple question on The Self-Publishing Show stopped me in my tracks. What started you reading? Turns out, even UFO conspiracy books count. What book changed your path?

The Books That Made Me https://t.co/M07TGjGQVy

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Building a Claude project saves dozens of frustrating interactions. Role, tone, boundaries, reference material, and keywords: five components transform generic AI into a genuine collaborator.

Building Your Own Claude Project: A Template and Checklist https://t.co/L8RojgdgqZ

[Mike Reynolds @kodifyit]

Three Claude projects. Zero AI-written prose. I share my philosophy on using AI as a writing partner while keeping every creative decision firmly in my hands.

How AI Became My Writing Partner Without Replacing My Voice https://t.co/wP4v3qDhqg