My Ponderings

  • “Echoes of a Hermit” documentary streaming on platforms.

    “Echoes of a Hermit” documentary streaming on platforms.

    When I was first approached to be featured in a documentary about being an indie author, I couldn’t help but think it was a prank. Why would anyone want to see my face in a film, especially when I struggle to appear in even 30-second videos? Creating “Echoes of a […]

  • Navigating Transparency and Challenges in the AI-Creativity Landscape

    Navigating Transparency and Challenges in the AI-Creativity Landscape

    It is day 2 of my deep dive into the intersection of AI and creativity (click here for Day 1) as I research for my work-in-progress, “RefleXion: Echoes of Existence.” (That’s right! It has a title and release date. Now I have to keep my nose to the grindstone.) It […]

  • Exploring Creativity: Bridging AI and Personal Expression in ‘Storyteller’

    Exploring Creativity: Bridging AI and Personal Expression in ‘Storyteller’

    There are many polarizing conversations on social media, perhaps because mediocrity of opinion does not garner the engagement social media demands for success. One of those conversations concerns writing about experiences an author hasn’t personally had. For some, research is not sufficient, and that puritan stance can only result in […]

  • “Echoes of a Hermit” documentary streaming on platforms.

    When I was first approached to be featured in a documentary about being an indie author, I couldn’t help but think it was a prank. Why would anyone want to see my face in a film, especially when I struggle to appear in even 30-second videos? Creating “Echoes of a […]

  • Navigating Transparency and Challenges in the AI-Creativity Landscape

    It is day 2 of my deep dive into the intersection of AI and creativity (click here for Day 1) as I research for my work-in-progress, “RefleXion: Echoes of Existence.” (That’s right! It has a title and release date. Now I have to keep my nose to the grindstone.) It […]

  • Exploring Creativity: Bridging AI and Personal Expression in ‘Storyteller’

    There are many polarizing conversations on social media, perhaps because mediocrity of opinion does not garner the engagement social media demands for success. One of those conversations concerns writing about experiences an author hasn’t personally had. For some, research is not sufficient, and that puritan stance can only result in […]

  • Release Date for ‘Inversion’ announced

    “What if Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ wasn’t a fictional tale, but a prediction? Only he got it inverted…” May 21, 2024 is not only “End Of the World Day.” It is also release day for the speculative eco-fiction novel “Inversion” by Lawrence Nault.

  • NaNoWriMo

    I am gearing up for an exhilarating literary adventure and diving into the 50,000-word NaNoWriMo challenge this year, with a clear goal in mind: the completion of the eagerly awaited next installment in the YA series, Draconis Lacrima Mortis. My first book, Leviticus 25: Jubilee, was crafted during the NaNoWriMo […]

  • What if HATE doesn’t exist.

    Episode 3 of the podcast had dropped. Join us on a thought-provoking journey as we explore the nature of hate. Is ‘hate’ merely a word or an entity unto itself? We delve deep into the ingredients that go into creating this powerful emotion – fear, anger, disgust, and more – […]