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nanomonkeyonDec 31, 2020

Some favorites from this last year:

Gideon the Ninth, &
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.

Delta V by Daniel Suarez (space mining!!!)

Battle Grounds, & Peace Talks (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher

Bobiverse 1,2 & 3 by Dennis E. Taylor

rizpanjwanionOct 18, 2020

When reading novels, I usually find myself skipping the portions that setup the atmosphere or looks of characters. I feel like a lot of it is forced. The latest book I read was Gideon the Ninth, and I found myself doing that quite a bit. I am more interested in the story and interaction between characters. Of course a bit of setting is indisposible such as where, when, rules of the universe, tech, etc. but a lot of the minute details I find don't matter.

If I were to write a novel, I would probably find it really mundane to flesh things out this way and perhaps GPT would be an ideal companion to fill in the details of the sketch while I focused on the main plot and interactions. Or maybe I would aim for readers who wouldn't mind reading a novel without all the fluff.

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