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 Azath Vitr (D, on 28 December 2025 - 11:55 PM, said:

As the old saying goes, can't draw blood from a robot 😉

 Whisperzzzzzzz, on 27 December 2025 - 05:56 AM, said:

Welp, guess I could have searched the answer before posting here. He posted on his blog in 2023, and it sounds like a trifecta of:
1. Writer's block
2. Chronic pain/injury
3. Money

He wrote: "I'm also, frankly, broke, which means I'm putting in more hours in the day job than I'd prefer." Which is tough to read — being a successful author should grant enough income to live on!

But, the silver lining is that, as of 2023, he was 80% done with writing the book and was very happy with it. 2026 release perhaps?

Does anyone know what's up with book 3 of Redick's Fire Sacraments? It's been a long while since book 2.

I think Redick is pretty underrated on the fantasy scene tbh.

 QuickTidal, on 12 December 2025 - 04:18 PM, said:

This is rude and not the first time you have attacked Azath. It's not like he's espousing killing all humans and replacing them with AI, like some of the transhumanist /e/acc people out there. And it's nof like he's attacking you or your opinions. Azath is generally pro-AI, though I do very often read skepticism, tongue-in-cheekness, and just general idle musing in their remarks. Just because they are optimistic about AI, that doesn't make them a shill.

I use AI every day at work to make my work easier. I use it to do things I couldn't do otherwise, and definitely could not do to the quality or in the timeframes needed. It also helps me overcome issues with ADHD that I have worked hard on for over 10 years — banging my head against the wall every time. It turns out having a machine in my pocket that helps me can actually be...helpful!

Am I an unalloyed AI optimist? Heck no! I think there are some very negative externalities around and caused by AI. Do I fear the privatization of thought? Heck yes! Do I fear the meaninglessness of the flood of AI-created media? Heck yes! Do I fear opinion and worldview capture by increasingly persuasive models that tap into the "human and friend" pattern recognition parts of our subconscious and shape people to match the anodyne, consumerist views of these unaccountable corporations (in partnership with our increasingly powerless government, of course)? Heck yes. Do I fear my job being made obsolete? Eh, less so. Do I fear X and Y and Z? Yes yes, and yes.

But, I talk with it, I problem solve with it, and by and large, I feel better for having access to it.

Just because you disagree, that doesn't mean you should be rude about it.

I've read all of the books and loved them (despite all of the obvious aforementioned flaws and idiosyncrasies). However, I have not been able to make any headway in her most recent one that focuse on the north. I can't recall the title.

Eventually it will click and I'll be able to make progress.