I'm restless tonight. Restless and unfocused, but creative. Not a great combination. My output would be muddled. But I can put these feelings to work a different way. Here's what I'll do:
This is a way for all of us to have a low-stakes connection opportunity. If I get enough interesting answers, maybe I'll do something more with this little exercise next week. Ready? Go! My Questions and Answers
Your Questions (choose up to 5 and answer back)
Bonus Round: You can make up a question of your own and ask me to answer it. If I get enough interesting ones, I'll answer a few in my next email. (If you ever stop loving these emails, just unsubscribe here - no hard feelings!) |
I'm an AI developer at the intersection of immersive and emergent storytelling. I help novelists, game designers, and filmmakers vividly imagine their worlds through a set of custom tools I've developed.
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