A Controversial View of Piracy and AI

A Controversial View of Piracy and AI

by | Mar 23, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

Why do you write? With the revelation that Meta used a known pirate site to train their AI, I’ve heard so many cries of rage and bemoaning of authors wondering why they even write if their work is just going to be stolen. But if they don’t write for their work to be...
To use AI or not

To use AI or not

by | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method, Writing

It’s the question so many authors are struggling with—and by authors, I mean people who come up with an idea for a novel, write it without assistance except from other human beings, and then publish. There is Artificial Intelligence EVERWHERE. You’ve heard...
Marvin is Quite Amazing: A Review

Marvin is Quite Amazing: A Review

by | Jan 4, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing

I live off my to-do lists. I have also tried many different ways of keeping them. I’ve tried keeping them on paper in my daily planner (I still do that), I have tried writing them on a little mini easel white board (I do that when I’ve got a ton of things I need to...
Do Your End of Year Wrap-up

Do Your End of Year Wrap-up

by | Dec 29, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

Usually at this time of year there are thousands of wrap-up the year blogs and articles. Maybe it’s me, but this year I’m just not seeing so many. Is it because, like me, so many have been caught off-guard by the fact that the year is already over? Or are...
Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?

Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?

by | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method

I can hardly believe I am trying out yet another system for keeping track of my characters and my plot, and yet… I recently heard of a relatively newcomer to the PKMS scene (that’s Personal Knowledge Management Systems, just to remind you). The developers were very...
An Entrepreneurial Failure

An Entrepreneurial Failure

by | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

According to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School, two-thirds of all startups fail. Another statistic cited is that 90% of startups fail within five years. Publishing companies are not only not immune to this, they probably start and...