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  Thomas Weaver Has anyone else seen this: http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.php#Analyze ? (It's a computer program that's supposedly able to determine an author's gender based on writing style, word choice, etc.) Have you TRIED it? What did you think of the...  moreHas anyone else seen this: http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.php#Analyze ? (It's a computer program that's supposedly able to determine an author's gender based on writing style, word choice, etc.) Have you TRIED it? What did you think of the results from the "guesser"? Was it reasonably accurate, or was it completely wrong?  

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    Lucinda Moebius I've never heard of it. I have seen one that compares your writing style to other famous authors.

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    Lucinda Moebius I just tried it on two of my pieces. The verdict for both was I am a male writer. While in one area it said I was weak, female.
    The interesting part is in one piece of writing the main character was male and in the other the main character was female.

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    Thomas Weaver The "I Write Like..." thing is overly simplistic, and I doubt it was ever meant to be taken as seriously as some people do/did. If the difference from merely changing the viewpoint character's name can change the result from "Stephenie Meyer" to "Cory...  moreThe "I Write Like..." thing is overly simplistic, and I doubt it was ever meant to be taken as seriously as some people do/did. If the difference from merely changing the viewpoint character's name can change the result from "Stephenie Meyer" to "Cory Doctorow," it's nonsense. All it does is look for a short set of key words that someone decided are automatically associated with specific authors.  

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  • Apr 22
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  Thomas Weaver That feeling when you find out someone read one of your novels (or your twin's, if you have a twin who's a writer) in ONE DAY... :-)

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  Thomas Weaver wrote a new blog entry:

  

  Excerpt: The Sleeping and the Dead, by Paul B. Spence

  My "clone-sibling" Paul B. Spence has a new science fiction novel...
   
  
  The Sleeping and the...  moreMy "clone-sibling" Paul B. Spence has a new science fiction novel...
   
  
  The Sleeping and the Dead
  (The Awakening, book 4)
   
  Faintly glowing clouds of hydrogen, torn from the fabric of stressed spacetime, were the first sign the Wolf Empire...  

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  • #space opera
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  Prey for The Dead is now available on Kindle and Nook. Visit Oasis, Florida, where tourists frolic on the white-sanded beaches, and vampires play at night. Will Linda and her friends save their town?
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PB9KG4P
  ...  morePrey for The Dead is now available on Kindle and Nook. Visit Oasis, Florida, where tourists frolic on the white-sanded beaches, and vampires play at night. Will Linda and her friends save their town?
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PB9KG4P
  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130732773  

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  Thomas Weaver → The 7-7-7 Club: Getting ready to publish book four later this month, and the author (also an AuthorBitz member, but he doesn't talk much) is already hard at work on the NEXT book.

  

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  Thomas Weaver → The 7-7-7 Club:

  

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  Music is magic...
  
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M6J9VJH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

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  Writing Software

  What is your preferred writing software?
  I use Word because I am familiar with the program. 
  I lucked into a Word template for formatting my novels early in my writing career and I am able to effectively use the template to format my work. There ar...

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    Danielle Ross I mainly use Word, but have gotten Scrivener. I've been playing with it, but still haven't figured everything out.

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    Thomas Weaver I use Word for both writing and editing.

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    Dawn R. Schuldenfrei I like Scrivener. It took some time and swearing to get used to it, but now I like it a lot.

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  Half-fae/half-gnome Elsee has stayed out of power plays so far. But when her aunt, Queen of the Appalachian Faerie Court, comes to claim Elsee's most prized possession she won't be able to avoid them anymore. Join the musical chairs battle in this short...  moreHalf-fae/half-gnome Elsee has stayed out of power plays so far. But when her aunt, Queen of the Appalachian Faerie Court, comes to claim Elsee's most prized possession she won't be able to avoid them anymore. Join the musical chairs battle in this short prequel to the Rules of Chaos series of novels.
  
  www.DawnRSchuldenfrei.com
  
  Friday,12/21/18  

  • December 20, 2018

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  A new goody is coming to my web page soon. Stay tuned...

  • December 18, 2018

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  Thomas Weaver commented on Lucinda Moebius's blog entry.

  

  Introduction Thread

  Hi everyone:
  Please use this blog post to tell a little bit about yourself.
  Feel free to post as much information as you feel is relevant.
  Talk...  moreHi everyone:
  Please use this blog post to tell a little bit about yourself.
  Feel free to post as much information as you feel is relevant.
  Talk about:
  Yourself
  Your books
  What you offer authors
  Your pets
  Or any other topic you fell others here nee...  

  • #author profiles

  • December 14, 2018

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    Danielle Ross Hi.
    My name is Danielle, but I use the pseudonym T. S. Rider on all my art and stories that I write. I am an avid reader since the summer before third grade. I remember, as a kid I was only allowed 10 books on my child's library card, but my mother was...  moreHi.
    My name is Danielle, but I use the pseudonym T. S. Rider on all my art and stories that I write. I am an avid reader since the summer before third grade. I remember, as a kid I was only allowed 10 books on my child's library card, but my mother was allowed as many as she wanted on her adult library card. So I'd get my 10, and then she'd check out the next 15 with her one or two books for me. XD
    
    I write mainly epic style fantasy stores, but have a few mysteries, urban fantasies, and sci-fi stories. I am currently working on getting a short dark fantasy novella sel-pubbed, and am trying to raise funds to that end. Donations are accepted here: https://www.gofundme.com/publishing-funds, and here: https://www.patreon.com/TSRider.
    
    I also do many crafting and costuming activities, and do do custom orders for many of the crafts that I do. Everything that I make can be seen at ww.handmadewands.com. I have an etsy shop where I sell wands and wand accessories that I make. My etsy shop is here: ...    less

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    Thomas Weaver My name is Thomas. I'm an editor (more info here: https://northofandover.wordpress.com/editing/) as well as a writer; I specialize in science fiction (and a bit of fantasy) for both. My most recently completed project: editing my twin's latest novel, The...  moreMy name is Thomas. I'm an editor (more info here: https://northofandover.wordpress.com/editing/) as well as a writer; I specialize in science fiction (and a bit of fantasy) for both. My most recently completed project: editing my twin's latest novel, The Sleeping and the Dead (blurb: http://www.paulbspence.com/index.php/2018/12/11/the-sleeping-and-the-dead-cover-blurb/), but Paul can write his OWN response to this thread, since he's a member here on AuthorBitz, too, and tell you more about his writing.  

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  Introduction Thread

  Hi everyone:
  Please use this blog post to tell a little bit about yourself.
  Feel free to post as much information as you feel is relevant.
  Talk...  moreHi everyone:
  Please use this blog post to tell a little bit about yourself.
  Feel free to post as much information as you feel is relevant.
  Talk about:
  Yourself
  Your books
  What you offer authors
  Your pets
  Or any other topic you fell others here nee...  

  • #author profiles

  • December 14, 2018

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    Danielle Ross Hi.
    My name is Danielle, but I use the pseudonym T. S. Rider on all my art and stories that I write. I am an avid reader since the summer before third grade. I remember, as a kid I was only allowed 10 books on my child's library card, but my mother was...  moreHi.
    My name is Danielle, but I use the pseudonym T. S. Rider on all my art and stories that I write. I am an avid reader since the summer before third grade. I remember, as a kid I was only allowed 10 books on my child's library card, but my mother was allowed as many as she wanted on her adult library card. So I'd get my 10, and then she'd check out the next 15 with her one or two books for me. XD
    
    I write mainly epic style fantasy stores, but have a few mysteries, urban fantasies, and sci-fi stories. I am currently working on getting a short dark fantasy novella sel-pubbed, and am trying to raise funds to that end. Donations are accepted here: https://www.gofundme.com/publishing-funds, and here: https://www.patreon.com/TSRider.
    
    I also do many crafting and costuming activities, and do do custom orders for many of the crafts that I do. Everything that I make can be seen at ww.handmadewands.com. I have an etsy shop where I sell wands and wand accessories that I make. My etsy shop is here: ...    less

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    Thomas Weaver My name is Thomas. I'm an editor (more info here: https://northofandover.wordpress.com/editing/) as well as a writer; I specialize in science fiction (and a bit of fantasy) for both. My most recently completed project: editing my twin's latest novel, The...  moreMy name is Thomas. I'm an editor (more info here: https://northofandover.wordpress.com/editing/) as well as a writer; I specialize in science fiction (and a bit of fantasy) for both. My most recently completed project: editing my twin's latest novel, The Sleeping and the Dead (blurb: http://www.paulbspence.com/index.php/2018/12/11/the-sleeping-and-the-dead-cover-blurb/), but Paul can write his OWN response to this thread, since he's a member here on AuthorBitz, too, and tell you more about his writing.  

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