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Notes from the edit bay — process, tools, and the occasional rant about prompt grammar.

Meta's Muse Is Shopping for Your Customers. Here's How to Get Ready (and Put It to Work for You)
Oct 2026

Meta's Muse Is Shopping for Your Customers. Here's How to Get Ready (and Put It to Work for You)

Meta's Muse is a new kind of customer and a new kind of assistant. How to get your business ready, and five setups to put it to work.

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Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini: A Plain-English Guide for Small Business Owners
Jul 2026

Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini: A Plain-English Guide for Small Business Owners

All three cost the same $20 a month, so price can't decide for you. How to pick by what each tool is actually good at.

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The 159.8% ROI Number: Why Small AI Projects Are Beating the Giants in 2026
Jul 2026

The 159.8% ROI Number: Why Small AI Projects Are Beating the Giants in 2026

The data says small, human-governed AI projects out-earn six-figure rollouts. Here's where the returns actually come from.

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What ‘Directing’ Means When the Camera Is a Prompt
Jun 2026

What ‘Directing’ Means When the Camera Is a Prompt

Why prompt grammar is the new coverage, and how to think in shots instead of images.

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Keeping a Character Consistent Across Every Shot
May 2026

Keeping a Character Consistent Across Every Shot

Notes from producing Pick Up Gerald on reference frames and locked seeds.

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Sound Sells the Shot
Apr 2026

Sound Sells the Shot

Why score and mix matter more than resolution when the picture is generated.

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