Why I don’t use AI for my creative writing

I wrote the article on AI and writing for the BBC Writers website blog a year or so ago. I wanted to update any interested people on why I’ve still been avoiding AI for my screenwriting and other creative writing. I worry that newer writers like myself are the most vulnerable to giving in to …

Mental Hacks for Editing Screenplays

As a screenwriter or story writer, the hardest thing is the rewrite process. You must be able to read your story or screenplay as if you’ve never seen it before. This can seem impossible and overwhelming, but there are methods that can help. Beware the paragraph becoming a symbol. When you read a sentence or …

VUE PLYMOUTH – WICKED SCREEN DISASTER

When “Premium” Means “You Should Have Left the Film to Complain” Last weekend my partner and I went to see Wicked: For Good at Vue Plymouth.Premium screening. Best seats near the back. Packed auditorium. Big studio movie. Exactly the sort of night out cinemas like to market as A Proper Experience™. Instead, we got a …

Bread and Roses Theatre: The Platform

Alexis’ short play FIRST SITE will be performed at the highly-regard Platform at the Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham, London on 6th April 2025. ★★★★ “One to watch and keep on watching” – Remotegoat on The Platform“one of the strongest short work platforms in  London” – Onomatopoeia on The Platform FIRST SITE by Alexis Kirke “When Maia waits …

AI Meditation Generator

My AI guided meditation generator (audio version) is now available for public use. I use it to run a YouTube meditation channel. You can access the app now: https://alexiskirke2.pythonanywhere.com/meditation-generator