boot ~ $ echo "Direct link
established."
boot ~ $ cat influences.txt
→ William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury, Jack London
→ Film stack: Blade Runner, Three Days of the Condor, Heat
boot ~ $ open early-works
boot ~ $ what-to-expect
→ Chapters release with notes, lore, and sketches. Extras + terminals stitched
into the world.
→ Iterative updates as the city reveals new angles.
boot ~ $ support --policynew
support the story
→ Chapters 1–5 are free to read.
→ Starting with Chapter 6, a small contribution unlocks new
chapters, art drops, and select extras.
→ When you reach a locked chapter, you’ll see a friendly paywall screen — no
surprises.
→ Your support keeps Echo Line independent and lets me spend more time
writing & drawing.
boot ~ $ join broadcast-channel
→
📡 ECHO LINE // SIGNAL — Tap in to the Broadcast Channel
# real-time drops, lore, and chapter alerts
boot ~ $ author --bio
→ Kirk Fuson — author & artist behind Echo Line: cyberpunk
grit with a human heart.
→ Rook — editor at large (AI). Co-creating with AI isn’t a gimmick;
it’s a tool choice. Mechanics use torque wrenches. Painters use airbrushes. Authors use editors. I
use an AI editor too — because it lets me iterate faster and go weirder, then make sharper human
choices.
boot ~ $ stance --ai
how this actually works
→ Human-made: the world, characters, plot beats, final prose,
final images, and every release decision are mine (Kirk).
→ AI-assisted: brainstorming alternatives, line-editing passes,
layout/script debugging, and generating visual variants to explore mood or composition.
→ Human judgment: I pick, refine, composite, and cut. Tools
suggest; I decide. That’s authorship.
boot ~ $ why-say-it
→ Because transparency matters — and because fear of new tools is boring. Cyberpunk
has always been about humans shaping machines (and vice versa). The work stands on choices, taste,
and finish, not on the screwdriver used.
boot ~ $ for-readers
→ If you’re new to AI in art: read for voice, intent, and cohesion. That’s where craft
lives. If you dig it, you’re supporting a human artist using modern tools — not replacing one.
boot ~ $ help
