by Fiona Ross | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles, News, Writers Apps
AI Slop: One star reviews Most authors have had one: a one star review, together with hurtful words like ‘slop’, ‘unfortunate’, and ‘confusing’. If the reader didn’t like the book, they make up things about it and they even accuse authors of using AI when they...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 21, 2025 | Articles, My Fiction
Intro and What I Read On my journey as indie writer, Sapphire Lebesque, I chose two genres to write in, Historical Romance and Romantasy (Fantasy Romance). To make sure I hit the beats within those genres, I read a lot of books in them. In other words, as a writer,...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
Words will never hurt me Cut it with the bad reviews! How to respond to negative reviews for fiction writers and readers? We’ve all heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, tell that to authors who...
by Fiona Ross | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, My Fiction
Not the only 5 things, obviously, but in a decade of writing fiction, in my experience from online chatter, etc., these are the things that we writers seem to obsess about the most. Looking back, I think I went into it somewhat naïvely. Creative writing and essays...
by Fiona Ross | Oct 19, 2020 | Articles
…only abandoned. When IS my screenplay finished? Every time I don’t finish a script, I think of this observation attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. It’s partly the nature of the beast. You keep tweaking, until somebody takes it away from you. Should...
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