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CeCe Lyra

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Of all the seven sins, wrath, for sure my number one, even more than gluttony, and I eat a lot.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

So yeah, I feel you, author.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

I also have rage, and I appreciate you mentioning that in the query letter.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

I think if all query letters are great, first and foremost, I'll be very happy.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Yeah, it'll mean we will be out of a job.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

But can you imagine going through the slush file and having all the query letters to be like, absolutely fantastic.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

So yay, if that happens.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Do I think it's going to happen?

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Because again, I am not someone with a lot of AI proficiency.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

So perhaps this is coming from a place of ignorance.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

I personally feel that what AI does is it regurgitates generic language in a way that it gives out what I call empty impact lines.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

And for two seconds, if you're reading it, you go, oh, impactful.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

But then you go, actually, not really.