Sarah Smith
@sarah-j-smith.bsky.social
Writer and software developer. Currently in revision hell for my debut novel “Montonbury Marsh”. No gen AI ever.
Stories: https://open.substack.com/pub/authenticwriting
Books at https://www.storybridge.org
Stories: https://open.substack.com/pub/authenticwriting
Books at https://www.storybridge.org
Latest chapter is out.
Giffard, a knight & mercenary from the Languedoc, is one answer to why I write. Characters like that come alive, howl at me to be let on to the page.
🪓 ⚔️
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Giffard, a knight & mercenary from the Languedoc, is one answer to why I write. Characters like that come alive, howl at me to be let on to the page.
🪓 ⚔️
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
August 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Latest chapter is out.
Giffard, a knight & mercenary from the Languedoc, is one answer to why I write. Characters like that come alive, howl at me to be let on to the page.
🪓 ⚔️
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Giffard, a knight & mercenary from the Languedoc, is one answer to why I write. Characters like that come alive, howl at me to be let on to the page.
🪓 ⚔️
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Bitch, my eye-liner is running like hell, my AI boobs ache!
And you want me to analyse a stack of papers from 1962?
Pt2 of my “Dumb AI Agent Marketing Pic Hall of Shame” is up!
#AiAgent #SlopTakedown
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
And you want me to analyse a stack of papers from 1962?
Pt2 of my “Dumb AI Agent Marketing Pic Hall of Shame” is up!
#AiAgent #SlopTakedown
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
August 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Bitch, my eye-liner is running like hell, my AI boobs ache!
And you want me to analyse a stack of papers from 1962?
Pt2 of my “Dumb AI Agent Marketing Pic Hall of Shame” is up!
#AiAgent #SlopTakedown
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
And you want me to analyse a stack of papers from 1962?
Pt2 of my “Dumb AI Agent Marketing Pic Hall of Shame” is up!
#AiAgent #SlopTakedown
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
My NYC Midnight entry for historical fiction takes us back to when x-ray imaging was invented in 1896.
And to a man whose lying leads to trouble in London’s notorious asylum.
Free unlock with registration. Original art.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
And to a man whose lying leads to trouble in London’s notorious asylum.
Free unlock with registration. Original art.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
April 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My NYC Midnight entry for historical fiction takes us back to when x-ray imaging was invented in 1896.
And to a man whose lying leads to trouble in London’s notorious asylum.
Free unlock with registration. Original art.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
And to a man whose lying leads to trouble in London’s notorious asylum.
Free unlock with registration. Original art.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Books energize our intellectual life, our thought and make us all happier. Ditching the doomscroll for a day and reading instead is good for everyone.
And @asauthors.bsky.social along with other groups has a great initiative that they're taking to the politicians eager for our vote.
And @asauthors.bsky.social along with other groups has a great initiative that they're taking to the politicians eager for our vote.
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Books energize our intellectual life, our thought and make us all happier. Ditching the doomscroll for a day and reading instead is good for everyone.
And @asauthors.bsky.social along with other groups has a great initiative that they're taking to the politicians eager for our vote.
And @asauthors.bsky.social along with other groups has a great initiative that they're taking to the politicians eager for our vote.
Doing an app startup? Maybe it's time to figure out how it's going to make money. Hint: customers.
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
March 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Doing an app startup? Maybe it's time to figure out how it's going to make money. Hint: customers.
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
open.substack.com/pub/totallya...
A man in black arrives at Blaine Cottage to accuse Hilde's mother of witchcraft & heresy. The townsfolk gather for the show.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
#HistoricalFiction #Witch #Medieval #AuthenticWriting
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
#HistoricalFiction #Witch #Medieval #AuthenticWriting
March 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
A man in black arrives at Blaine Cottage to accuse Hilde's mother of witchcraft & heresy. The townsfolk gather for the show.
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
#HistoricalFiction #Witch #Medieval #AuthenticWriting
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
#HistoricalFiction #Witch #Medieval #AuthenticWriting
When nerdy Galen's brother steals his phone and makes a cringeworthy dating profile using AI he is completely unprepared for what ensues.
"Mr AI Profile".
A little romantic comedy story for the times. Enjoy. :-)
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
"Mr AI Profile".
A little romantic comedy story for the times. Enjoy. :-)
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
March 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
When nerdy Galen's brother steals his phone and makes a cringeworthy dating profile using AI he is completely unprepared for what ensues.
"Mr AI Profile".
A little romantic comedy story for the times. Enjoy. :-)
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
"Mr AI Profile".
A little romantic comedy story for the times. Enjoy. :-)
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Great care: do a demo OK to take to a shopping centre to get reactions. It's all you need at first. Avoid expensive course correction because you didn't get customer eyes early enough.
#MobileApp #Startup
totallyathing.substack.com/p/app-dev-is...
#MobileApp #Startup
totallyathing.substack.com/p/app-dev-is...
March 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Great care: do a demo OK to take to a shopping centre to get reactions. It's all you need at first. Avoid expensive course correction because you didn't get customer eyes early enough.
#MobileApp #Startup
totallyathing.substack.com/p/app-dev-is...
#MobileApp #Startup
totallyathing.substack.com/p/app-dev-is...
So much #WritingCommnity at #GenreCon today. Reading my manuscript out loud to a room full of people?
I went through some things.
I went through some things.
March 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
So much #WritingCommnity at #GenreCon today. Reading my manuscript out loud to a room full of people?
I went through some things.
I went through some things.
Software engineer for 20 years. Love my fellow engineers, but if you run a startup and try to "save money" by starting out with no UX designers, your app will die. Folks will churn out, they'll uninstall. There's no 'sensible defaults' for app UX.
#app #startup #tech
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#app #startup #tech
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February 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Software engineer for 20 years. Love my fellow engineers, but if you run a startup and try to "save money" by starting out with no UX designers, your app will die. Folks will churn out, they'll uninstall. There's no 'sensible defaults' for app UX.
#app #startup #tech
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#app #startup #tech
substack.com/home/post/p-...
GenreCon Alchemy is on today. I've taken a potion, and I'm turning green for the launch event tonight at 5:30pm!
www.genrecon.com.au
www.genrecon.com.au
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
GenreCon Alchemy is on today. I've taken a potion, and I'm turning green for the launch event tonight at 5:30pm!
www.genrecon.com.au
www.genrecon.com.au
Seriously. Friends don’t let friends use AI to “create” stuff.
This post (in the white border) appeared on my socials, and I’ve greyed out parts to protect the guilty.
The image, being AI is not copyrightable so I’ve included the authors crap AI image … with some (in blue) annotations from me.
This post (in the white border) appeared on my socials, and I’ve greyed out parts to protect the guilty.
The image, being AI is not copyrightable so I’ve included the authors crap AI image … with some (in blue) annotations from me.
February 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Seriously. Friends don’t let friends use AI to “create” stuff.
This post (in the white border) appeared on my socials, and I’ve greyed out parts to protect the guilty.
The image, being AI is not copyrightable so I’ve included the authors crap AI image … with some (in blue) annotations from me.
This post (in the white border) appeared on my socials, and I’ve greyed out parts to protect the guilty.
The image, being AI is not copyrightable so I’ve included the authors crap AI image … with some (in blue) annotations from me.
In my opinion the "memory" feature, and especially AI agents, are insecure by design.
Anyone using one of these systems is basically opening themselves up to their entire system being remotely pwned.
Anyone using one of these systems is basically opening themselves up to their entire system being remotely pwned.
February 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
In my opinion the "memory" feature, and especially AI agents, are insecure by design.
Anyone using one of these systems is basically opening themselves up to their entire system being remotely pwned.
Anyone using one of these systems is basically opening themselves up to their entire system being remotely pwned.
A "trained" AI is a collection of weights. The original data is in there, but the companies don't want you to know that.
It's considered a security problem to be able to retrieve it. But security researchers have done just that:
not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-t...
It's considered a security problem to be able to retrieve it. But security researchers have done just that:
not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-t...
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A "trained" AI is a collection of weights. The original data is in there, but the companies don't want you to know that.
It's considered a security problem to be able to retrieve it. But security researchers have done just that:
not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-t...
It's considered a security problem to be able to retrieve it. But security researchers have done just that:
not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-t...
In Australia the minimum wage is $24/hr - awu.net.au/minimum-wage/
Not $3/hr!
AI labelling companies - some created by tech execs who exited the Silicon Valley AI companies they now on-sell to - are stealing from employees & trying to dodge the law to do so.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Not $3/hr!
AI labelling companies - some created by tech execs who exited the Silicon Valley AI companies they now on-sell to - are stealing from employees & trying to dodge the law to do so.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
February 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
In Australia the minimum wage is $24/hr - awu.net.au/minimum-wage/
Not $3/hr!
AI labelling companies - some created by tech execs who exited the Silicon Valley AI companies they now on-sell to - are stealing from employees & trying to dodge the law to do so.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Not $3/hr!
AI labelling companies - some created by tech execs who exited the Silicon Valley AI companies they now on-sell to - are stealing from employees & trying to dodge the law to do so.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
I’ve started serialising a book that I have been working on for 5 years. Chapter 1 is up!
📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
February 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I’ve started serialising a book that I have been working on for 5 years. Chapter 1 is up!
📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Pretty sure I found a sally port, while in Germany researching medieval towers for my current #fantasy book series.
“What port now?”
This:
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
“What port now?”
This:
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
February 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Pretty sure I found a sally port, while in Germany researching medieval towers for my current #fantasy book series.
“What port now?”
This:
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
“What port now?”
This:
open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Currently reading: www.ashleykalagianblunt.com/cold-truth
The themes of parental tech issues, strained sisterly relationships & scammers gone wild really hit home for me.
I’ve had the book for 4 days & I’m 3/4 way thru! Fast for me.
The themes of parental tech issues, strained sisterly relationships & scammers gone wild really hit home for me.
I’ve had the book for 4 days & I’m 3/4 way thru! Fast for me.
February 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Currently reading: www.ashleykalagianblunt.com/cold-truth
The themes of parental tech issues, strained sisterly relationships & scammers gone wild really hit home for me.
I’ve had the book for 4 days & I’m 3/4 way thru! Fast for me.
The themes of parental tech issues, strained sisterly relationships & scammers gone wild really hit home for me.
I’ve had the book for 4 days & I’m 3/4 way thru! Fast for me.
Apps seem simple. But over 20 years of app development I found appreneurs didn’t know what they were getting for their six-figure app price tag.
totallyathing.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
totallyathing.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
February 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Apps seem simple. But over 20 years of app development I found appreneurs didn’t know what they were getting for their six-figure app price tag.
totallyathing.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
totallyathing.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
At Avid Reader for the scary new digital thriller from Ashley Kalagian-Blunt.
I did Ashley’s workshop here in Nov ‘23 on narrative drive so I’m very keen to read this page turner!
I did Ashley’s workshop here in Nov ‘23 on narrative drive so I’m very keen to read this page turner!
February 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
At Avid Reader for the scary new digital thriller from Ashley Kalagian-Blunt.
I did Ashley’s workshop here in Nov ‘23 on narrative drive so I’m very keen to read this page turner!
I did Ashley’s workshop here in Nov ‘23 on narrative drive so I’m very keen to read this page turner!
20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
February 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Just smashed out a day of Pomodoro 🍅 writing bursts at Queensland Writers in the State Library.
Such a good crowd there.
The story I’m working on will go on my Substack 🔜 open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Such a good crowd there.
The story I’m working on will go on my Substack 🔜 open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
February 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Just smashed out a day of Pomodoro 🍅 writing bursts at Queensland Writers in the State Library.
Such a good crowd there.
The story I’m working on will go on my Substack 🔜 open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
Such a good crowd there.
The story I’m working on will go on my Substack 🔜 open.substack.com/pub/authenti...
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Mountain landscape. About 10hrs work.
Digital painting, from lessons by James Julier. 12” iPad & Pencil, Procreate.
No AI ever.
Digital painting, from lessons by James Julier. 12” iPad & Pencil, Procreate.
No AI ever.
February 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Mountain landscape. About 10hrs work.
Digital painting, from lessons by James Julier. 12” iPad & Pencil, Procreate.
No AI ever.
Digital painting, from lessons by James Julier. 12” iPad & Pencil, Procreate.
No AI ever.
20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
February 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
20 BOOKS CHALLENGE
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge