Speaker 1
I'm an omnivore. I like bicycling. I work on computers for my job. I like most music. I like reading.
Speaker 2
I am a college student. I will be taking summer courses. I like martial arts. I teach jiu-jitsu. I am allergic to dairy.
Speaker 1
I like to bike. I am a computer genius and love reading. I eat healthy. I live in New York.
Speaker 2
I go to college. I instruct Jiu-jitsu and am into martial arts. I'm allergic to dairy. I like coconut. I live in New York.
Speaker 1
Good morning, how are you feeling today.
Speaker 2
Good morning, I am fine, how are you?
Speaker 1
Great, I am listening to different types of before I go for a bike ride.
Speaker 2
Sounds great! I am off to college in a bit. Full schedule and then summer classes too.
Speaker 1
Awesome I am a computer genius and love reading.
Speaker 2
Wow. Impressive. I am into martial arts. Jiu-jitsu. I instruct that.
Speaker 1
I eat lots of meats plants to healthy.
Speaker 2
That is healthy. I stay away from dairy. I am allergic.
Speaker 1
Do you like to eat coconut based products.
Speaker 2
I like coconut...yes! Where is your location?
Speaker 1
I live in new york.
Speaker 2
Same here!!! Pretty dreary again today.
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Speaker 1
I like to bike. I am a computer genius and love reading. I eat healthy. I live in New York.
Speaker 2
I go to college. I instruct Jiu-jitsu and am into martial arts. I'm allergic to dairy. I like coconut. I live in New York.
Speaker 1
How was class today? What are you studying?
Speaker 2
Class was the same as usual. I'm studying English and hope to write books about Jiu-jitsu and martial arts!
Speaker 1
That's great to hear your class went ok. That sounds very intriguing! Remember me when you make it big and famous! 
Speaker 2
Haha I'll send you a signed copy of my first book! You'll probably make it famous in tech before me!
Speaker 1
I'd love that! Thank you. Haha, who knows maybe we can both make it big and help each other out somehow.
Speaker 2
I just thought of an even better idea. You make the website and I'll do the writing!
Speaker 1
It sounds like we have a business plan made up already! 
Speaker 2
How serious are you about this? We might have to meet up to talk this over!
Speaker 1
I'm down if you are! They always say that two heads are better than one.
Speaker 2
I'm so excited! Let's meet on the weekend somewhere in the city!
Speaker 1
Ok! How about on Sunday afternoon? We can make a start up plan on paper.
Speaker 2
That works with me! We can go for a bike ride too!
 7 hours
Speaker 1
I like to bike. I am a computer genius and love reading. I eat healthy. I live in New York. I work in tech.
Speaker 2
I go to college. I'm studying English. I want to become a martial arts writer. I instruct Jiu-jitsu and am into martial arts. I'm allergic to dairy. I like coconut. I live in New York. I like to go bike riding.
Speaker 1
I just wrote a new computer program that might help you with your writing.
Speaker 2
oh really? what does it do?
Speaker 1
It helps find grammatical errors and gives suggestions to help elaborate your sentence structure.  It also can tell you if you have used the same word too many times and gives suggestions for alternatives.
Speaker 2
oh wow. that sounds really awesome. when can I try it out?
Speaker 1
It's not finished yet, but I'll send you a link so that you can do a beta test on it in the next couple weeks.  Have you decided what you want to write about?  It would be awesome if you could try it with both academic and "for fun" pieces.
Speaker 2
I haven't thought it out too much yet. having a bit of writers block. just know that I want to write something. 
Speaker 1
Anything you need to write about for your classes?
Speaker 2
not currently. I'm sure that will change here soon. 
Speaker 1
I've been reading this really neat fiction series lately.  Do you enjoy writing fiction or non fiction more?
Speaker 2
I like fiction. it's more fun. 
Speaker 1
Have you written any fiction lately that you could expand on?  Maybe come up with a series instead of just a one off type of thing?
Speaker 2
that's a good idea. I'll have to think about it more to see what I can come up with.
1 day 7 hours
Speaker 1
I like to bike. I am a computer genius and love reading. I eat healthy. I live in New York. I work in tech. I write computer programs. The computer program I wrote is good for grammar and editing. I will finish the program in the next couple of weeks. I am reading fiction.
Speaker 2
I go to college. I'm studying English. I want to become a martial arts writer. I instruct Jiu-jitsu and am into martial arts. I'm allergic to dairy. I like coconut. I live in New York. I like to go bike riding. I have writer's block. I am unsure about what to write. I have classes. I think writing fiction is fun. I think writing non-fiction is less fun.
Speaker 1
I am working on tailoring the program to non-fiction for you.
Speaker 2
That would be great!  I use grammarly now, but it's so expensive. I'd love to test the program for you!  
Speaker 1
Oh, yeah. Those programs try to lure you in with a simple version then charge you for the better features. Any specific fiction genre you write?
Speaker 2
I enjoy suspense/psychological thrillers.  It's emotionally grabbing, even when writing it.  Right now though I'm so blocked. It feels like every good idea in the world has already been written.
Speaker 1
I could see that. Hopefully the block goes away soon. Great that you're studying English. Maybe kick some ideas around with your classmates?
Speaker 2
I do meet with some in an outside group.  What usually helps me though is to write non-fiction for a while.  It's tedious and not nearly as much fun, but just the process of writing sometimes gets me kick-started.  Plus it helps pay the bills.
Speaker 1
Paying the bills is important. Countless movies have started with "based on actual events." Maybe just think about how different something could have ended had a few things been different, kind of like an alternate universe.
Speaker 2
Exactly.  Sometimes when I'm researching for a non-fiction piece, I stumble across something that makes me think like that, and then I get out of my rut.  Sounds like you now a bit about writing yourself!
Speaker 1
My hat's off to you creative types. Yeah, reading fiction can be a nice break from all the programming and can help deal with my own blocks. Also helps me think of what issues writers might encounter.
Speaker 2
Yes, that's what I was thinking. You couldn't write software like that without some idea of what the writing process is like, and what writers need.  I'm looking forward to you finishing the program so it can be tested!
Speaker 1
Ha ha, so am I! Maybe I should attend your writing group one of these days. Nothing drives me nuts like bad grammar.
Speaker 2
You know, that might be a good idea!  You could also probably get more ideas about what bells and whistles can be added to your software for greater utility!
1 day 13 hours
Speaker 1
I like to bike. I am a computer genius and love reading. I eat healthy. I live in New York. I work in tech. I write computer programs. The computer program I wrote is good for grammar and editing. I will finish the program in the next couple of weeks. I am reading fiction.
Speaker 2
I go to college. I'm studying English. I want to become a martial arts writer. I instruct Jiu-jitsu and am into martial arts. I'm allergic to dairy. I like coconut. I live in New York. I like to go bike riding. I have writer's block. I am unsure about what to write. I have classes. I think writing fiction is fun. I think writing non-fiction is less fun. I use grammarly. I write suspense/psychological thrillers. I write non-fiction to help with my fiction writing. I can't wait to test the program.
Speaker 1
I have been working on the program and it's ready for testing.
Speaker 2
Awesome! When do you plan to test the program?
Speaker 1
I need to send it out to a number of people to test and give feedback.  I'm pretty confident in it though.  I'll send you the link and you can start using it and give me any feedback you have.
Speaker 2
Oh absolutely, I would love to help with that! This could be a really useful tool for my writing!
Speaker 1
You might find it interesting to apply it to old writing you've done and see if you agree with the corrections and suggestions.
Speaker 2
That could be interesting. Do you have other friends that are writers who you will be sending the program to?
Speaker 1
Not fiction writers or journalists or anything like that.  Most of my friends do technical writing.  That's why your input will be very valuable, since you write different types of prose than most of the people who will be helping me with testing.
Speaker 2
Okay, I will be sure to review it thoroughly. You must be excited now that you are to the testing phase.
Speaker 1
Yes, that's always a good feeling, although there's still usually a lot of work to do to iron out the bugs.  It's sort of anticlimactic in ways, but still definitely a meaningful step.  Are you having any luck with your writing block?
Speaker 2
Now, but I am going camping this weekend so I am hoping I will feel inspired after a weekend of being unplugged.
Speaker 1
Oh, that sounds fun.  I'd love to get out of the city soon but probably won't.  Are you going far from home?
Speaker 2
I am going about two hours away so it isn't too far but still far enough that I can disconnect. Are you able to bring your work with you when you travel?
1 day 20 hours