books – L. E. Sterling

Arcane Magic Will Save Us All

The antidote to soulless, regurgitative AI? That would be the ineffable, hidden world of magic. Welcome to the revolution The revolution will not be televised. Instead, it will be found in libraries, in old scripts tucked away in attic trunks, folded up and left like fortune cookies in vases for future generations. It will be…

Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts

New Study Underscores the Existential Impact of AI on the Book World Hard to believe, but AI models capable of producing novels (from stolen works of literature) have only been around for a scant few months—not even an eyelash blink, really, in the timeline of human endeavours. And yet, their application is already so widespread…

Why did this author launch a podcast about (other) authors?

Writing is a tough business, but it’s made easier with the help of friends—and hearing about other authors’ journeys. Michelle Miles, author of over 40 paranormal and fantasy romance novels, spills the tea on why she launched her Miles Beyond the Page podcast. ME: Okay, so here’s the obvious question: why did you decide to launch a podcast?…

AI Slop Hawkers are Creating an Existential Crisis for Publishing

Without better gatekeeping on AI, publishing threatens to collapse A few months ago, I went to buy Callie Hart’s breakout novel, Quicksilver, on Kobo. I couldn’t find it. What I did find, however, was Quicksilver, published by a dude named *Kevin, sporting Callie Hart’s cover. Oh, Hart’s name was still present…buried somewhere in the description. But it was…

Thanks, De Minimus. No more shipping to U.S. readers?

As of this month, it will be a lot harder for authors to send signed copies of their books or bookish materials to the U.S. due to the end of “de minimus” exemptions.