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You have initiated a cascade of laughter at the AI "feedback". Me laughing, then Davy laughing because I'm laughing, then me laughing because Davy is laughing. "Is that silly?" He asks. 😂

Don't let the AI make you boring! I'm taking a writing masterclass from Neil Gaiman and he says "Style is the stuff you get wrong." Tell the AI to put that in it's pipe!

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Cascades of laughter sounds like a lovely destination 😍🛁💕 How lovely.

I think I’ll put “is that silly” in my favourite review file. ❤️ Did you say “very” 😆😂

AI is making me mischievous if anything I think. He’s really quite stubborn. Trying to subvert him with sacred clown energy. 🤡

That must be an amazing masterclass is it? 😀 Is Gaiman suggesting style is the stuff we should focus on or at least check in with? 🧐

Also now my AI has a pipe I’m imagining a robot Gandalf and I might actually warm to him. 😆💚💚💚

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Haha! Robot Gandalf AI is an image I too can get behind. 😂😂😂

Neil's MasterClass started with Truth. Even for fiction he says the truth behind the lie is important and what makes readers connect.

Next is developing your style - which he says is just a matter of writing a lot, and eventually you stop copying others. He says style is "the stuff you can't help doing."

I only know you through your writing, but it seems you're a cheeky hobbit who can't help putting bubble solution in Robot Gandalf's pipe. 😂

And that's what keeps me tapping in to read. You often write about heavy & important things, but with a levity that is unexpected. 🫧🫧🫧

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"the stuff you can't help doing." 💎💎💎 Gold eh. That’s already worth the price of admission!

I think you have me well pegged. Those who’ve met me will attest to my hobbit credentials. 😆 maybe with a more than a sprinkle of Womble (if those guys didn’t make it across the pond it’s a travesty).

Appreciate the extraordinary generosity of your comments 🙏❤️❤️❤️

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I didn't hear of the Wombles until the Brexit riot clean up. I wonder if I could find some on YouTube to watch with Davy. I love the idea of them, but I've never seen a whole episode!

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How curious. Well at least some good has come out of brexit at least. 😅 Look out for Uncle Bulgaria one of my faves. 😆

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I am also a hobbit at heart. I wrote about it ages ago (I'm mortified by the use of bold words here... a blogging style I was imitating that seems so dated now) but the heart of this piece is true. https://www.sarahshotts.com/blog/embracing-my-inner-samwise?rq=Samwise

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Lovely that you can still share it despite the mortification. Caring for younger self. I’m sure it’s great. I’ll check it oot! 😘

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It's definitely making me question my idea of importing my blog to Substack. 😂 I forgot I ever did that. 🫣 If I move it I'll definitely have to reformat it or maybe just do a rewrite. It's one of those origin story pieces I haven't mentioned in a while so it probably needs an update.

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Also I call shenanigans. You definitely used an AI image here without sourcing it as AI. 🤪

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Can I have ‘shenanigans’ as my style please? 🥸 x

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