The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster of news in the book community. Barnes & Noble officially opened its shelves to AI created content, which only substantiates the fears many authors have had revolving around AI. Not only has it learned how to generate words on the page by works stolen from real authors, but businessmen at the top of the food chain are inevitably going to look at it if it cuts costs and makes them a buck.
We can only hope that readers feel the difference and...
These days I brace myself when I begin to scroll through social media. Most of what I find are authors supporting other authors and obviously I love these, but there is always at least one controversy that steals the show.
Today it is the “writers who don’t embrace AI are going to be left behind” fight.
Now.
Normally I try to temper my words. I dislike making anyone feel poorly about themselves because our world is a trash fire and they absolutely do not need me pouring gasoline on their...
After much debate I have chosen to move my website.
This has been a long time in coming. I haven't been particularly pleased with the paywalls shoved up at the older site for a couple of years now and continually bemoaned my frustrations to my husband until he broke down and suggested I look for something else.
As is often the case, he was right. I was able to locate this site, which conveniently organized my books and made the site look classier and more up-to-date than anything I was able...