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The episode discusses the creative revision process of a work and the impact of AI on a creator's online presence.
In this episode, the host provides an update on the ongoing revision of The Last Day: The Shadow of the Night , reflecting on the creative process of revisiting a completed work and reshaping it into something stronger. What began as dissatisfaction with the ending has evolved into a substantial rewrite, including major revisions to the prologue, adjustments to early chapters, and significant cuts that streamline the story while expanding its emotional depth. The host discusses giving greater presence to key characters, particularly Silas’ mother, and focusing on the human elements of the narrative rather than simply adding more plot. The conversation then shifts toward a surprising discovery: how modern AI systems perceive and catalog a creator’s body of work. After accidentally prompting an AI search engine with his website name, the host finds that it can accurately summarize years of creative output, including music projects, podcasts, novels, comics, and older online content. This experience sparks a broader discussion about AI-powered indexing, discoverability, and the changing landscape of online visibility. Drawing from a marketing book he’s currently studying, the host…
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Host: J. K. Slaughter
Topics covered
- creative process
- AI indexing
- online visibility
- storytelling
- character development
- SEO vs AI search
Keywords
- creative process
- AI
- storytelling
- online visibility
- SEO
- character development
- revision
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Books & works: The Last Day: The Shadow of the Night
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