Episode 91: How Books Are Destroyed
A discussion of book destruction, book waste, and what is actually messed up about Anthropic’s Project Panama.
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Episode 90: Stand All the Way Back
I want to make something clear up top—the Authors Guild does really important advocacy work and provides lots of demystifying information. They’ve been instrumental in supporting authors regarding the Bartz vs. Anthropic lawsuit, they’re staying on the ball when it comes to keeping authors up to date on issues around generative AI and copyright and … Read more
Episode 89: Whose book is it, anyway?
Years and years ago, in the early days of this podcast, my former co-host, Corinne, and I had a pretty good time roasting some tech bro who talked about creating a Netflix for books. We said what a lot of our salty publishing colleagues said, “Congratulations, you just reinvented the library. But I’ve been thinking … Read more
Episode 88: What’s the Point?
A warning for my fellow pedants out there; I’m going to be using “Large Language Models” (LLMs) and “AI” how they’re being used colloquially, which is to say almost interchangeably. I know there are differences and that what is being referred to as “AI” in many of the cases I’m about to discuss are actually … Read more
Episode 87: A Return to Reading
I’m just going to be honest with y’all—I’m overwhelmed. This podcast is about exploring the world of publishing and providing a resource for authors, but everything is moving so quickly that it’s easy to feel left behind when my goal is to stay on top of things. So I feel that today, it’d be good … Read more
Episode 86: Creative Director and Radical Marketer Sarah Giffrow
In this episode, I talked with Sarah Giffrow, an expert in helping small businesses with their online presences. If you weren’t aware, I worked for Sarah’s business, Upswept Creative, for a couple of years and witnessed the similar workflows and software used for publishing, website design, and digital marketing. It’s not a galaxy-brained take to … Read more
Episode 85: Forming Strong Writing Support Networks with Jessie Kwak
Writing is often a solitary activity. Writers spend their days living, and talking with imaginary people, inside our own heads. Existing in that wind tunnel and never coming out of it is not the healthiest way to move through the world (or around the outskirts of it). But, it can be difficult for a swath … Read more
Episode 84: Unconventional Publishing Models with David Morris
This episode’s guest is David Morris of Lake Drive Books. In today’s interview, David tells us more about Lake Drive’s mission, publishing practices, and unconventional financial model. David also offers his takes on how to determine what works for you when it comes to choosing a publishing path and gives some platform-building insights for authors. … Read more
Episode 83: Plottr, Storysnap, and Letting Writers Choose
Click here to visit Plot for Good and support youth writing programs! Recent surveys (from Gotham Ghostwriters and BookBub) verify what you probably have already guessed, that there are profound divides between writers who use AI and writers who downright refuse. But interestingly, these surveys have also shown that around 60% of writers do use … Read more
Episode 82: NaNoNowWhat?
It’s that time of year again. You may love it, hate it, fear it, or be totally uninterested. I’m talking about…well, what you’re calling it now depends on your history with it and your feelings on the way things went down. It used to be National Novel Writing Month, aka., NaNoWriMo, and in some cases … Read more
