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> Ever since reading Heir to the Empire (Timothy Zahn), I’ve been fascinated by science fiction stories with amazing characters and intriguing concepts. Did an

> Ever since reading Heir to the Empire (Timothy Zahn), I’ve been fascinated by science fiction stories with amazing characters and intriguing concepts. Did an LLM write this? "Amazing characters" and "intriguing concepts"? This sentence says nothing.

readthenotes1 2y ago
It's a stealth ad for the author's book. If you think the advertising copy was written by an llm, I'm pretty sure that says you won't like his book :-)
- bwb 2y ago
  It's a way for new or unknown authors to authentically connect with readers by sharing five books they love on a topic, theme, or mood they are passionate about or experts in. Readers get fantastic personalized picks by super readers, and authors get to bump into some readers who might be more interested in them and their books. Authors face an immense battle to get noticed, and unless something is done, we will only have big brand-name authors who can afford to write full-time. The internet has really consolidated books into a winner-takes-all market, and I want to do what I can to help widen that so new authors have a chance. If you are curious, here are my goals for readers: https://build.shepherd.com/p/what-is-shepherds-mission-for-readers https://build.shepherd.com/p/what-is-shepherds-mission-for-r... Here are my goals for authors: https://support.shepherd.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406508361617-How-does-Shepherd-help-authors-What-is-the-goal-Our-strategy-and-tactics https://support.shepherd.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406508361617... And here is why I am building Shepherd for myself and others: https://build.shepherd.com/p/why-am-i-building-shepherd-ie-what https://build.shepherd.com/p/why-am-i-building-shepherd-ie-w... Hope that helps; happy to answer questions :)
  - mostlysimilar 2y ago
    I respect and appreciate what you're doing here, my flippant remark was critical of the author's writing style, not of your app or its structure.
    - bwb 2y ago
      Gotcha, and no worries :) I work with authors daily and know how hard they work to create a story for us. Most will never earn back the time they put into creating that book. Some books and writing are not a match for what we personally like. I just hope we can say, "It wasn't a match for what I like," rather than accusing an author of using an LLM. I loose my cool sometimes as well, and trying to remind myself to stick to this code (as I know I create plenty of bad writing that I inflict on readers of my blogs).
bwb 2y ago
Gosh, no, we have a strict anti-AI policy, and every author we work with agrees to an honor statement that they will always write everything themselves. I've caught a few dishonest authors, and they get banned from the website forever.

readthenotes1 2y ago

It's a stealth ad for the author's book. If you think the advertising copy was written by an llm, I'm pretty sure that says you won't like his book :-)

bwb 2y ago
It's a way for new or unknown authors to authentically connect with readers by sharing five books they love on a topic, theme, or mood they are passionate about or experts in. Readers get fantastic personalized picks by super readers, and authors get to bump into some readers who might be more interested in them and their books. Authors face an immense battle to get noticed, and unless something is done, we will only have big brand-name authors who can afford to write full-time. The internet has really consolidated books into a winner-takes-all market, and I want to do what I can to help widen that so new authors have a chance. If you are curious, here are my goals for readers: https://build.shepherd.com/p/what-is-shepherds-mission-for-readers https://build.shepherd.com/p/what-is-shepherds-mission-for-r... Here are my goals for authors: https://support.shepherd.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406508361617-How-does-Shepherd-help-authors-What-is-the-goal-Our-strategy-and-tactics https://support.shepherd.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406508361617... And here is why I am building Shepherd for myself and others: https://build.shepherd.com/p/why-am-i-building-shepherd-ie-what https://build.shepherd.com/p/why-am-i-building-shepherd-ie-w... Hope that helps; happy to answer questions :)
- mostlysimilar 2y ago
  I respect and appreciate what you're doing here, my flippant remark was critical of the author's writing style, not of your app or its structure.
  - bwb 2y ago
    Gotcha, and no worries :) I work with authors daily and know how hard they work to create a story for us. Most will never earn back the time they put into creating that book. Some books and writing are not a match for what we personally like. I just hope we can say, "It wasn't a match for what I like," rather than accusing an author of using an LLM. I loose my cool sometimes as well, and trying to remind myself to stick to this code (as I know I create plenty of bad writing that I inflict on readers of my blogs).

bwb 2y ago

Gosh, no, we have a strict anti-AI policy, and every author we work with agrees to an honor statement that they will always write everything themselves. I've caught a few dishonest authors, and they get banned from the website forever.