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NotebookLM “Liked” my Seven Coins Series
I ported a couple of my books into Google’s NotebookLM and asked it to produce an overview. Here’s the full audio of what it produced. The original article detailing this experience is on my Substack: AuthorTech.
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Book List
Currently in Print Here’s where you can find my published works (and audiobooks): The Seven Coins: Convergence – eBook or Paperback The Seven Coins: Silke’s Story – eBook or Paperback The Last American – eBook or Paperback Unchipped: The Last American – eBook or Paperback. Audiobook at: In Progress I’m actively writing the following, all…
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Social Sourcing Ideas about First Cover Design
For The Last American, I reached out to my Facebook friends and asked what they thought of this baseline cover design. I got some really interesting (in a good way) feedback, ranging from “Looks like a great read” to a fairly detailed evaluation from a HIGHLY respected graphic design friend. Nobody mentioned the hand I…
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The Last American: The Backstory
I started writing The Last American at the beginning of the 2020 pandemic. At the time, we were living in a log cabin on Smith Mountain Lake. The story takes place in a fictional part of that same county, where the narrator’s family has been for generations. We were all unsure back then. Scared about a lot…
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The Next Story in the Series
I thought I had a real head start on my next story while The Seven Coins: Convergence is in Alpha Reads. I was wrong. Even though I have a completed draft, it was written before I really zeroed in on some key character attributes and motivations. It was crafted through a different lens than that…
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The Seven Coins Universe
As I’m approaching the finish line on the second book in my series (chronologically, the fourth), I thought it might be helpful, especially for Alpha and Beta readers, to see my vision for the series. The series arc spans a score of millennia and multiple universes, but it does, in truth, center around a single,…