Writings of Glenn Alexander

None of the text in these works use any kind of machine auto-generation (what dodgy marketing types like to call 'A.I.' circa 2020s). I don't have any inherent issues with using such assists, however my own writing style is eclectic enough that I am doubtful glomming off the statistically-micro-mixed-work-of-others would be of much use to me.

Some image-work has generative components, though I tend to only use it to modify or 'tidy up' hand-generated artwork, rather than creating images whole. I usually want something very specific, and it is just easier to draw or photomontage what I want myself, and then have the machine tweak it to smooth out the edges, joins, and gaps in my limited artistic ability.

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I tend to use the term auto-generative rather than the marketing term "AI" as it is more accurate. Researchers working in the actual machine-learning field have eschewed the term "Artificial Intelligence" for decades now, as it has been abused until it has about as much meaning left as words like "Natural" and "Organic" have in the food industry!

There is no actual intelligence involved in the machine side of the process - it is all just impressively-clever use of statistical modelling by the programmers, of course. Auto-generative systems are another useful tool in the creative toolbox, but they won't create anything actually-original on their own (assuming original is what you want - there are perfectly valid use-cases where originality is either not necessary, or even not desired.

HTML is the best way to view my work*. I do get occasional requests for mobi/ePUB or other 'eBook' formats, and am not resistant to this, but won't be generating any for unfinished works (as doing it well takes too long for something I would have to do over again at every revision/correction).

If you want a file for a propitiatory e-reader, do a web search for the term "web page to ebook" possibly adding in the specific format you want and generate one for yourself. Most of them are pretty rubbish, from a finished-quality perspective, but they do produce basically-legible content. (Personal use only, please: this site is the definitive edition.)

Once I have a major work I am satisfied is finished enough, I intend to add in a few eBook formats to the top of its story page (only open-format ones, though: I'm not paying some company for the privilege of using their anti-consumer lock-ware!).

* Having a dedicated no-frills HTML+CSS eReader with proper in-document place-marking/holding would be nice. Feel free to write one and release it under a free-software licence.