Getting involved with Twisted50 and Volume 3 (T3) in 2024 was a fortunate stroke of luck. I’m still not entirely sure how I stumbled upon the T3 contest—likely through one of the many internet rabbit holes I tend to explore.
What am I doing differently with T4 that I couldn’t do with T3? Read More »
So what do we think of this text to speech version of Sasha’s story from Twisted50? Listen here…
My awards from Twisted Volume 3 arrived in Australia today… Read More »
Embarking on the thrill ride that was submitting to the third volume of Twisted 50, a few ideas immediately sprang to mind. All of them flexed and convulsed in bodily horror. That wasn’t a surprise. Injecting horror into the body is a method that increases the options for worming into the minds of characters and readers.
The main challenge was how to select which stories to read. There were so many great taglines and awesome cover graphics. There may exist a predisposition to read stories of previous winners, or of familiar authors. Actually, it’s the new and unknown authors that need the support of your editorial comments.
Are you a Reader, or are you a Writer? by Rusty Rushfeldt Read More »
Over the last few weeks I became aware of this new free Google tool, NotebookLM. It takes long and complex documents and turns them into a podcast with two people discussing it. I wondered, what would it do with the feedback give on Sasha’s story, Darkness, My Friend (First draft)?
Welll This Rabbit Hole Goes Deeper… AI Feedback As A Conversation Read More »
So what do we think of this text to speech version of Sasha’s story from Twisted50? Listen here…
Twisted50 vol III Audiobook… I have run some tests… Read More »
Scream and Scream Again… with HookJaw by Chris Jones It’s a funny thing being dyslexic. Especially undiagnosed GenX dyslexic. Turns out that paradoxically, many writers are also dyslexic. And it’s kind of a super power now. However, in the 80’s, loving horror and wanting DESPERATELY to create my own stories meant there were only a
I also enjoy reading the submissions on the website. Twisted50 is much more than a writing contest; it is a community. Thank you for inspiring me to write for a new genre.
Twisted50… Spooky Inspiration by K B Hollingworth Read More »
Thank you to everyone who got involved in the survey and questions around AI feedback. Yes, we will move to reading four stories (and leaving feedback on those four) for future projects, opposed to the two we ask for now. No, we will not open the site to the public. You must continue to sign up in order to read and review. We will not integrate AI into Create50 projects in the foreseeable future.
Yesterday, I emailed the community about Twisted50 and new projects. I decided to share that email here, along with some of the dynamic results. Feel free to add your voice to the conversation…I am sure you will have guessed, we are considering another Create50 project. And I have a couple of simple questions for you. Just click the links and you will get instant results too.