Liz Treacher
@liztreacher.bsky.social
Author of four novels - Vegan Recipes for New Age Men, The Unravelling, The Wrong Envelope and The Wrong Direction. liztreacher.com
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Things I also 'refuse' to use in my work:
Consultations from the under-5s
Glass-blowing equipment
A Technical Manual for a Fort Fiesta
Glass eyes and other taxidermy equipment
Live snakes and their venom
Semaphore
Innovative dendrochronology techniques
A seven-course tasting menu
Donated A+ blood
Consultations from the under-5s
Glass-blowing equipment
A Technical Manual for a Fort Fiesta
Glass eyes and other taxidermy equipment
Live snakes and their venom
Semaphore
Innovative dendrochronology techniques
A seven-course tasting menu
Donated A+ blood
Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...
The people refusing to use AI
Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Things I also 'refuse' to use in my work:
Consultations from the under-5s
Glass-blowing equipment
A Technical Manual for a Fort Fiesta
Glass eyes and other taxidermy equipment
Live snakes and their venom
Semaphore
Innovative dendrochronology techniques
A seven-course tasting menu
Donated A+ blood
Consultations from the under-5s
Glass-blowing equipment
A Technical Manual for a Fort Fiesta
Glass eyes and other taxidermy equipment
Live snakes and their venom
Semaphore
Innovative dendrochronology techniques
A seven-course tasting menu
Donated A+ blood
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I do not mean to be A Downer but: lads, they’re not paying *any* writers in publishing. The average UK salary for a writer has slid to £7k a year.
May 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I do not mean to be A Downer but: lads, they’re not paying *any* writers in publishing. The average UK salary for a writer has slid to £7k a year.
Reposted by Liz Treacher
Michel Faber's new book about music, published by Canongate is out on 19th October. Everything he writes is worth reading. Here's an extract about tinnitus in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/books/2023/o... #music #tinnitus #books #WritingCommunity #readercommunity #writing #writerscommunity
‘Like the brakes of a train never coming to a stop’: author Michel Faber on the torture of tinni...
Six years ago the writer developed tinnitus. He explains how it has reframed his relationship with his body and the world – and how music is his salve
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Michel Faber's new book about music, published by Canongate is out on 19th October. Everything he writes is worth reading. Here's an extract about tinnitus in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/books/2023/o... #music #tinnitus #books #WritingCommunity #readercommunity #writing #writerscommunity