I know it’s been a minute since I posted on my blog. When I initially decided to create a blog, my goal was to write something every two weeks or so. Then I stretched that out to about a month between posts. And now I’m here, realizing that I haven’t posted on here since February. Funny how that happens. I promise it’s not for a lack of topics. There’s never a shortage of things to write about. It’s all about priorities, and I’m (still) learning everything that comes with being an author. I’m...

There’s something increasingly troubling happening in the creative space when it comes to AI. I’m not the first person to point it out, and I won’t be the last. I worry that perhaps not many people will care as AI continues to integrate itself into the fabric of society. I read my share of discourse on AI from time to time, but a recent article in the New York Times triggered a slew of emotions in me and many of my fellow Rowan Prose authors. The article details the schemes of “authors”...

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. Getting a book published is hard. Like really, really hard. I could just say difficult, but really, really hard creates better emphasis. I used to think all you needed was raw writing talent. While helpful, there are so many variables that go into it. Timing. Agent/Publisher preferences. The marketplace. How you present your work. And, of course, luck. When I was querying (the term for shopping your book around) Legend Has It, I dealt with several...