AI: Pandora’s Box for Authors, or an Unexpected Ally? Navigating the Fear and Finding the Opportunity

March 28, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings affordable editing for authors, AI, AI animation from text, AI content creation, AI copyright issues creative writing, AI data scraping author concerns, AI editing partner, AI editing software, AI ethics writing community, AI for authors, AI for novelists, AI for sensitive content creation, AI image generation authors, AI manuscript editing, AI productivity tools writers, AI story generation platforms, AI workflow for authors, AI writing assistant, AI writing tools, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence writing, author tech tools, books, copy editing AI, cost-effective author tools, create video from text, developmental editing AI, Gemini for writers comparison, generative AI authors, horror writing AI assistance, Imagen 3 prompts, improve writing with AI, independent author tools, large language models writing, line editing AI, save money writing book, self-publishing resources, technology, text-to-video AI, using AI to write fiction, visceral writing techniques, writing, Wunjo AI video generator

https://youtu.be/Iyd4EkgHJkg?si=T3mQjterOHzG0wnl Hey y'all, Sumo Sized Ginger here. Let's talk about the giant, algorithm-powered elephant in the room: Artificial Intelligence. If you're a writer, author, or any kind of content creator, chances are you've got some strong feelings about it. And frankly, you have every right to. The Elephant: Training Data and the Feeling of Invasion … Continue reading AI: Pandora’s Box for Authors, or an Unexpected Ally? Navigating the Fear and Finding the Opportunity

Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five – Navigating the Nuances of “Cutting Them Out”

March 22, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings Abusive relationships, Blog Post, Boundry Setting, Codependency (if relevant), Conflict Resolution (use cautiously), Coping Strategies, Cutting People Out, Dealing with Drama, Dealing with toxic people, Difficult people, Difficult Relationships, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Distance, Emotional Wellbeing, Enforce Boundaries, Exit Strategy, Financial Dependence, Gaslighting (use accurately), Gray rock method, Gray rock method examples, How does therapy help with toxic relationships, How to deal with a toxic family member, How to enforce boundaries, How to limit contact with a toxic person, How to protect yourself from a manipulator, How to set boundaries with a toxic friend, How to survive a toxic workplace, Is it okay to cut off family, Joy, Life Advice, Limit Contact, manipulation, Mental Health, Mental Wellness Blog, mental-health, Narcissistic Abuse (use with caution), Personal Growth, Protect Your Energy, Protect Yourself, Relationship advice, Relationships, Remove Toxic People, self-care, Self-Improvement, Self-Preservation, Set Boundaries, Signs of a toxic relationship, Sumo-Sized Ginger, Support System, Therapy, Toxic Boss, Toxic Child (use with care), Toxic coworkers, Toxic Family, Toxic Friends, Toxic Parent, Toxic Partner, Toxic people, Toxic relationships, Toxic Sibling, Toxic Spouse, Unhealthy relationships, What to do when you can't cut someone out, When to leave a toxic relationship (if relevant)

https://youtu.be/Dz7BqupYQOU?si=s2PDDZAd6B15-K_N Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five - Navigating the Nuances of "Cutting Them Out" Hey y'all, it's your Sumo-sized Ginger again! Yesterday, we talked about the importance of removing toxic people from your life, and I ended with a pretty blunt call to action: "Cut them out!" I stand by that in principle, but … Continue reading Toxic People Still Suck: Day Five – Navigating the Nuances of “Cutting Them Out”

Toxic People Still Suck: Day Four (and Forever)

March 21, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings Am I in a toxic relationship?, Cutting out toxic people, Dealing with toxic people, Difficult people, Effects of toxic relationships, Emotional vampires, Gray rock method, How to break free from toxic people, How to deal with toxic family members, How to heal from toxic relationships, How to identify toxic family members and deal with them, How to recognize toxic behavior, How to set healthy boundaries in toxic relationships, life, Managing toxic friendships, Mental health and toxic people, mental-health, Narcissistic relationships, Negative people, Personal Growth, Protecting your energy, Relationship advice, Relationships, Removing toxic people, Self-care for toxic relationships, Setting boundaries with toxic people, Signs of toxic people, Strategies for dealing with a toxic person at work, The long-term effects of toxic relationships on mental health, Toxic coworkers, Toxic people, Toxic relationships, Unhealthy relationships, What to do when you can't cut someone out of your life, Why do I attract toxic people?

https://youtube.com/shorts/tdIXy4_SzMg?si=74dNR0CvN-EY2DAu Hey y'all, it's your Sumo-sized Ginger, back again. And guess what? Toxic people still suck. We're on day four of this little series, and hopefully, by now, you've started to get a clearer picture of who the energy vampires are in your life. We've talked about how they make you feel (drained, anxious, generally … Continue reading Toxic People Still Suck: Day Four (and Forever)

Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs

March 20, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings abuse, backhanded, behavior, boundries, building, compliments, confidence, constant, creating, critism, cutting, dealing, Drained, emotional, energy, environment, esteem, Feeling, finding, gaslighting, go, Growth, health, how to spot, identifying, improving, letting, manipulation, mental, mental-health, negative, negativity, out, people, Personal, Personal Growth, personal-development, Positive, protecting, recognizing, relationship, Relationships, self, self-care, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, setting, signs, supportive, tips, toxic, Toxic friendship, Toxic people, well being, wellbeing, worth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9srUulxUyTA Day 3: The Slow Poison - Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs Hey y'all, Sumo-Sized Ginger here, back for Day 3 of our journey to identify and deal with the toxic people in our lives! Yesterday, we talked about some obvious signs of toxicity. Today, we're diving a little deeper, into the subtle ways toxic people can … Continue reading Day 3: The Slow Poison – Recognizing Toxic Put-Downs

Unlock the Secrets to Spotting Toxic Relationships: One Key is Reciprocity.

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings friends, Friendship, ginger, Love, mental-health, Relationships, sized, sumo, SumoSizedGinger

https://youtube.com/shorts/xjMRShdtlNs?si=xBygtUMeaIjkz791 Hey y'all! Yesterday, we talked about how toxic people make you feel (drained, anxious, generally worse after interacting with them). Today, building on that video (which you can watch here), we're diving into another key indicator of toxicity: reciprocity, or rather, the lack of it. Friendships, at their core, are built on a mutual … Continue reading Unlock the Secrets to Spotting Toxic Relationships: One Key is Reciprocity.

Sumo’s Guide to Toxic Friendships: Red Flags and Real Talk Day 1

March 18, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings after, anxiety, belittling, betrayal, critical, disrespectful, drained after friend, draining, drama, emotional exhaustion friendship, emotionally, ending, energy vampire friend, friendship problems., gossip, guilt-tripping, lack of reciprocity, manipulative, negative friendship, one-sided, relationship, Relationships, self-care, setting boundries, signs of toxic friend, stress, toxic, Toxic friendship, unhealthy friendship

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X-QQz_YEc_I Sumo Says: That Drained Feeling? It Might Be a Toxic Friend Hey y'all, Sumo Science Ginger back at it again! You know, we talk a lot about the good stuff in life, but today we're diving into something that can really weigh you down: toxic friendships. As I mentioned in my latest video, these … Continue reading Sumo’s Guide to Toxic Friendships: Red Flags and Real Talk Day 1

Long Live the King: Video is Back!

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Fun, Motivation, update Audience engagement, author blog, author platform, best way to combine blog and youtube, Blog, blog and youtube intergration, blogging, bringing video back to my blog, content creation, content marketing, content strategy, digital marketing, grow your author platform with video, how to use video on your blog, is video better than blogging, life, marketing, online presence, should I post videos on my blog, subscribe, Sumo Sized Ginger, SumoSizedGinger, Support Indie Authors, SupportIndieAuthors, video, video content, vlogging, why I stopped posting videos on my blog, writing, youtube, youtube channel, youtube for authors, youtube for writers

Video is Still King (And It's Back on the Blog!) Hey everyone, I've got something a little different (but also comfortably familiar) for you today. I realized recently that I'd been limiting how I connect and express myself online. There was a time when I regularly shared my YouTube videos right here on the blog, … Continue reading Long Live the King: Video is Back!

How do you tell a friend to quit fighting for you?

March 2, 2025 Sumo Sized Ginger Musings Acceptance, Anger, Boundaries, Bullying, Chosen, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Conflict, Emotional Growth, Essay, Family, Forgiveness, Friendship, Growth, Healing, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Loyalty, Maturity, Moving On, Peace, Personal, Personal Growth, Punching Down, Relationships, Resolution, Self-Reflection, Support, Supportive Friend, Trauma, Unhealthy Support, Vulnerability

I'm struggling to explain something to my friend. He's still angry at the person who hurt me, and I understand that. I've felt that anger for him, towards those who've wronged him. But I've moved on. I'm not angry anymore. I need him to understand that my experiences, even the painful ones, have shaped me. … Continue reading How do you tell a friend to quit fighting for you?

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

	Stop Being Scared: A… on I Fed My Soul to an AI: The Br…
	Stop Being Scared: A… on Your Secret Weapon Isn’t…
	Janna Hill on I Fed My Soul to an AI: The Br…
	Sumo Sized Ginger on I Fed My Soul to an AI: The Br…
	Janna Hill on I Fed My Soul to an AI: The Br…

Sumo Sized Ginger

Weight loss, indie authoring, Jackass With AI, and the Holy War On Bullshit

Month: March 2025