Terra Fading
Interested in an artificial intelligence (AI) writing workshop? Let me know. Otherwise, enjoy this week’s short : Terra Fading.
Soundtrack: The Checker
Music is critical to my creative process. In this post, I share the songs that drove my recent story THE CHECKER. Enjoy!
Artificial Intelligence Audio Stories
Happy Halloween! This week I share an audio story I built with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ask if you’d be interested in learning how to build your own AI story. Also, we meet the Pumpkin Spider who just found a beautiful, tasty, new home. Don’t forget to get your copy of BLOTS on Amazon.com today!
Mentor Text: Dead Voices
This week we examine Dead Voices by Katherine Arden as a mentor text. We also find out what happens in the cemetery when The Midnight Pets gather each night.
The Checker
BLOTS launches this week and I appreciate all the support my Facebook group has given me. People voted on the page for a story as a thank you and so here it is. Please enjoy: THE CHECKER.
THE CHECKER follows a compulsive checker as they examine all the doors and windows to ensure each are locked. They want to protect their family but, who is the real threat to this family?
Count Down to Launch
Join my Street Team to help me launch my first book: BLOTS. I’m excited to build buzz around the book and connect with readers to create the best stories possible. Join the team and let’s do amazing things together!
Writing with Artificial Intelligence
Times change and so do the tools we use. Find out how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help you write just like a ghostwriter today. This isn’t about replacing writers, it is a tool to help you break through barriers, get inspired and think with another brain in your creative process.
Mentor Text: The New Breed
Dr. Kate Darling’s new book The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals About Our Future with Robots is my latest Mentor Text read. I loved the book and it drastically challenged me to think about how I’m approaching AI. Some of the content confirmed my mental models for AI and others enabled new insights. I can’t wait to share this one with you so let’s get started.
Technology enabled Dungeon Master
Technology can help you stay in the story for your next D&D game. In this post, I talk about how I used Microsoft’s Power Automate to create a random encounter generator for D&D Beyond’s excellent Encounter Builder tool. I also talk about how I approach automation as an enabler and maybe you’ll find some inspiration here for you too.
Mentor Text: Hershey
Love chocolate? This post is all about my lessons learned from Hershey by Michael D’Antonio. I reflect on what I learned from the man who had dreams of a utopian town as well as how the author brought the tale to life. This is one of my Mentor Text series where I reflect on what I learned about writing and myself from the book. Enjoy!
DBR: Medical Examiner
This week’s Death by Robot (DBR) goes heavy on the death as we investigate the job of Coroner. Will Coroners become robots? No. They will not. In fact, you might be surprised to find out just how much of this job is social in nature.
Strategy Batman: Origin Story
This post is a behind the scenes discussion about how I use the concepts of my latest Forbes.com article in my writing. We revisit the Idea Store and explore the stages of Batman from Begins -> Rising. I hope you enjoy!
DBR: Software Development Manager
DBR = Death By Robot. Will the job Computer & Information Systems Manager be displaced by automation? What tasks should a prospective or current manager focus on to grow their career in the automation economy? Let’s dig in and separate fact from fiction as we explore how to bring the most human qualities to this job.
3 RPA Pitfalls to Avoid
Now you’re embarking upon your first robotic process automation (RPA) project. It may be your first rodeo, but you can still learn from other companies’ mistakes. Save yourself (and your tech partner) time, money and frustration by sidestepping these common RPA pitfalls.
The Question
Are you ready to answer THE QUESTION? What question? The one about what you’re going to do at work now that a digital assistant is doing part of your job. Let’s explore a few strategies to answer THE QUESTION and how to prepare for automation in your work.
Mentor Text: Dark Tower Series
I don’t write reviews! This post is an exploration of what I learned from reading all 8 books of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. They were excellent and this post could be 1000s of words but I kept it to the main things I wanted to tell y’all.
Visual Stories
This week, I dig into some projects that I’ve been working on outside of writing. I hope you enjoy! I also play with the idea of what if our dreams could be drawn on the window.
Reflections ARC
I’m looking for some people to test out my book and the master of misinformation (Facebook) gets us asking…so are there aliens or not?