The End of an Era [for Writers] via Hugh Howey

Read the full post at - The End of an Era [for Writers] via Hugh Howey I thought this post was an evergreen take amongst the white hot discourse -> https://hughhowey.com/the-end-of-an-era/ His outline on how writing is changing has changed is directionally right. It also rhymes with why we should continue to blog amongst the ruins. Yo, this blog post could’ve been a freakin’ prompt. I have years and years of blogging for an AI to learn from, and over 20 novels, and tons of short stories. One prompt, and all this spills out. And if your goal is a blog post, you’re gonna love this era. If your goal is the joy of thinking in words, nothing has changed. So this is the real part, right here: Doing a thing for the love of the thing is no different than it ever was. The problem is, there aren’t many people for whom this applies. Most people write a blog post hoping it’ll change their lives, not just the way they think. It’ll get more subscribers. It’ll lead to ad revenue. It’ll get them…