Yes, I usually read them at the beginning.

Sounds like it's not for you.

I recognize the title or the author.

I don't judge a book by its cover. Typically I look at the title of the book and the name of the author.

Most times that's the author's choice.

Something along those lines. In school they don't expect you to read something once and remember all of it. You take notes, write essays or work through multiple equations.

Yes. Most people don't have photographic memories. One doesn't read a recipe book and remember every recipe, one refers back to the book every time one wants to cook that dish until they have done so on multiple occasions.

Yeah, a bit. Que sera, sera.

I don't need to remember every detail of a book. I only need to remember vague generalities and if I need to recall any specifics I can pick up the book again and flick to the relevant section.

It was the best of times. It was the blurst of times.

Once you've got, say, half a dozen or so in the style it wouldn't be to hard to generate more with some prompts.

Some of them. I reckon those authors who employ a stable of ghost writers to churn out works under their name would be able to make use of these so called "AI"s.

Yes. Or another amount. You can even vary it day by day.

No novel is ever entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are always, however remotely, based on something or someone. Therefore it is imperative to claim that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

Well, doesn't it make sense to start the events of the plot just before the super powerful race/clan/faction of beings makes its move to take over everything? That's the whole point, right? That's where the action, the conflict, the tension arises.

If the super powerful race/clan/faction of beings made its move to take over everything earlier then you'd have to start the events of the plot earlier.

An unwritten book has no genre.

No you don't. You need to write it first before worrying about the genre.

Win? The last book I finished had two shortlisted "stickers".

I didn't like the movie but I loved the tv series.

Because they are popular.

Don't quit your day job yet, your trolling lacks bite.

Not far off. Admittedly it's a bit of a shit avatar. New Zealand is not actually a hemisphere but I am in the same one.

Watch for smoke from the corner of your eye. Be ready to act quickly.

Guess.

Don't. Just don't. I know you will but don't.