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  • I admit that the Beta-reading stuff sounds interesting, although I have never felt the need for one. If what I wrote is bad beyond correction, then it’s bad and that’s it, it is what it is; and if it’s good, then great. My main objective is that I am satisfied with the result, and I have never had problems in that aspect.

    And as for the names, I have the habit of researching everything that catches my attention, a taste inherited from my mother who is a university professor. I even have an encyclopedic collection of 15 volumes that was my Wikipedia when I didn’t have internet, inherited from my mother as well.

    Seeing the origins, evolution and etymology of certain things and concepts is quite inspiring. If I have at least one concept, say: a character who is from Scotland or a similar place, I look up common Scottish names and their meanings, and from there choose the one I like best, and with what I get I can delve into the character’s personality and/or background based on their name. Even if I don’t find what I’m looking for, I can get information that I can use for something else, I always find more than what I’m looking for.


  • I mean, I kind of get the intention, but, personally, I don’t need or want that kind of help in my hobby. If I worked as a pro writer, and I had a deadline and I needed to be more “efficient” with my writing, maybe I would give LLMs a try, but I don’t need to be “efficient” with a hobby, since I enjoy the whole process, even the blockages. It’s just much more satisfying to come up with the ideas yourself as you write. I don’t mean to be harsh or anything, if it works better for you to do things the way you do them, great for you. In the end, what makes one feel better is what matters.