Just a quick note to share some news: My short story, "A Not Very Philosophical Zombie," is now available for your reading pleasure on Daily Philosophy. Interesting tidbit: The adorable picture that goes with my story (not the one above, but on the Daily Philosophy site) was AI generated. You'll see how fitting that is when you … Continue reading A Not Very Philosophical Zombie
I let ChatGPT pick my novel’s comp titles
Today I came across this article on Jane Friedman's blog about what to type into Chat GPT to let artificial intelligence generate comp titles for you. For those of you who don't know (bless you), comp titles are recently-published books comparable to the one you're trying to get published. I spent God knows how many … Continue reading I let ChatGPT pick my novel’s comp titles
Are book trailers a waste of time?
I've made book trailers before, but that was before I'd even heard of such a thing. As a result, my last book trailer amounted to little more than an excuse to fart around on iMovie. It was also nearly six minutes long, which is, I'm told, way too long. 30-60 seconds is the target. That … Continue reading Are book trailers a waste of time?
Who Wants an Advance Review Copy?
I've given myself a tight deadline—April 1st—to get my manuscript and materials to the publisher, mainly because I know I'll go crazy if I drag this out any longer. Promotion! Promotion! Promotion! Marketing! Marketing! Marketing! AH! So I'll get to the point: Who wants to interview me and/or review my book, A Footnote to Plato? … Continue reading Who Wants an Advance Review Copy?
Publishing Contract Signed! Here’s what I learned.
At last, my novel, A Footnote to Plato, is getting published. Here's what I learned about the querying process.
Diotima's Ladder 