Author Archives: Sakke Myllymaki

About Sakke Myllymaki

Sakke Myllymäki writes fiction and draws the online comic Enter the Fairy. His aim is to create entertaining stories about characters gay people can identify with. His comics are inspired by the adventure stories he read as a teenager, but with a gay twist.

Experimenting with AI

I have wanted to experiment with artificial intelligence for some time. This is more because of my professional (non-writing) interest than any real desire to profit from it in my writing. My most recent experiments have been with Chat GPT. The results have been mixed. Continue reading

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Prices and Historical Fiction

In researching for my stories, I have become conscious of the importance of knowing the prices and wages. I can, of course, avoid mentioning prices, but getting it wrong, the reader is immediately out of the period. Continue reading

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On a Commuter Train

Years ago, back in my student days,
The hour was late, I should explain,
When at last I was homeward bound,
And boarded a commuter train. Continue reading

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What Makes a Good Story?

What makes a story gripping, so that it is almost impossible to put it down? It is not merely sufficient to have a series of interesting or entertaining events, or an important and engaging theme.  So what is it that not only hooks the reader and makes them want to learn more? Continue reading

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My Ten Not Quite Rules for Writing

I wrote a list of ten rules for writing. Actually, these are not really rules. They are just my ideas, good or bad. Mainly they work for me, at least part of the time. Continue reading

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