One of the hottest topics in recent years has been AI especially for self-published authors. This post outlines my stance on using AI as a powerful writing tool, not as a replacement for human creativity.

A great hullabaloo arose in Author World over an article recently published by The Atlantic. It blows open the extent to which companies like Meta are using pirated books to train their AI models. LibGen is the pirated books data base and it now houses millions of books and scientific papers stolen from their creators. LibGen’s roots are Russian and they move their domain around as they get shut down. The article includes a model where authors can enter their name or book title to see if it’s there. My middle grade novel, The Silk Road is on the list…

We’re only a week away from the release of The Chic Crone, a paranormal romance with a midlife adventure! It’s been a marathon over the past month. My middle grade books have all been traditionally published but this one I’m indie publishing. And it’s a whole new cauldron of spells! To back up a bit, a number of people have asked where I got the idea to write the book in the first place as it’s very different from the three middle grade novels that I have out. So here’s the scoop, the idea for the book popped into my…