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The Five Strongest Heroines from Modern American Novels, according to Chat GPT

Laurel Osterkamp · January 19, 2023

Has chat GPT taken the place of bloggers? To find out, I gave it a prompt similar to something I'd post about here on Laurellit.

The prompt: List and describe the five strongest  heroines from modern American novels.

Here was its response: Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Katniss is a brave and resourceful young woman who is willing to risk her own life to save her family and friends. She …

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All About Anna Karenina: Part 2, ch 21-27 Haikus

Laurel Osterkamp · January 15, 2023

Things get intense in part 2, chapters 21-27, with an unplanned pregnancy and a tragic day at the horse races. All I can say is, poor Frou Frou. Vronksy visits his race horse, Frou Frou Frou Frou understands A throbbing heart must move and bite. Dreadful. Delicious. Anna and Vronsky have a life-changing conversation No, I can’t tell you. Fine. Here it is: I’m preggers. Now there’s no escape.

Anna worries …

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One Question Survey–Help Me Choose the Title for my Next Book!

Laurel Osterkamp · January 13, 2023

Thanks in advance for helping me choose a title for my latest novel, which is still a work in progress. (The images above were just me taking a break and having fun.) Scroll down to read a brief pitch and choose a title!

Rylee Lynch longs to leave Bemidji, MN and become a successful author, but family illness, the residue of a decade-old tragedy, and covid 19 have waylaid her plans. Carson Meyers has been stuck in Bemidji for …

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All About Anna Karenina: Part 2, chapters 11-20 haikus

Laurel Osterkamp · January 6, 2023

Something big happens in part 2, chapter 11. Anna and Vronsky sleep together! But you don't get any description of their love scene. No, instead you get a detailed description of their anguish afterwards. Vronksy feels like a murderer (foreshadowing, anyone?) and Anna is convinced she no longer deserves happiness. As for chapters 12-20, well...I'm not sure they had a point. Tolstoy could totally have edited them out, or condensed them into maybe two chapters, with one about Levin on his farm, …

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New Year, New Inspiration, Old Sources

Laurel Osterkamp · January 4, 2023

Are you experiencing the winter doldrums, as your New Year’s Resolutions quickly fade from the forefront of your consciousness? You’re not alone. Yet as writers, we must constantly discover new ways to hone our craft. But how? One approach is to find new inspiration from old sources. Challenge yourself with exercises or prompts that may only yield a learning experience, as opposed to a shiny new novel. The shiny new novel will come later. This …

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