AI or Artificial Intelligence is a trending topic and for many reasons.
But how, if at all, can it be helpful for us as life-story creators?
Recently I took a test drive of different AI platforms and applications.
So keep reading to find out what I discovered (without the tech jargon!) plus easy ways you can use AI to get creative …
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My transcription shorthand teacher at journalism school started class with a precise English accent, a box of chalk and a silver stopwatch.
Certainly it was grueling work getting faster each week to crack 100 words a minute.
But today alternatives for the recording and transcription of interviews are mind-boggling.
Most importantly they can help us save time and make creating life stories easier…
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I used to do a lot of ocean swimming.
This involved getting up early and swimming across a calm bay behind the beach break.
Certainly I could have done this alone.
But I rarely did because I’d imagined sharks out the corner of my eye while I swam!
Instead I went with a buddy each week and loved it.
However, writing can be a bit like this too.
Certainly sitting down to write an autobiography, memoir, biography or other life-story project can put you on edge.
Indeed sometimes you need someone by your side to take the plunge and keep going.
And that is where a writing critique partner can help …
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First published July 26, 2018: This article has been updated and improved.
Hands up if you or your spouse are bad at reading maps?
Indeed the experience can be stressful, frustrating … and perhaps a tad funny!
Thankfully bad map readers are a dying breed given new tools like in-car navigation systems and smartphone map apps.
But technology is not just for the car.
Certainly it can help us pull into the fast lane to fix spelling and grammar during the writing process.
Therefore, here are my best online writing tools to keep you on track when you sit down to write an autobiography, memoir, biography or other life-story project.
So rev the engine and let’s get started …
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