L. E. Sterling

Tag: writing

  • What happens to publishing in a Post-Social Age?

    With fundamental shifts to social media, authors and presses face mounting challenges Scan just about any social media platform these days and you’ll catch a glimpse or two of wide-eyed, sweaty-palmed anxiety. Social media is floundering. As a consequence, publishing, which relies (perhaps too) heavily on the ephemeral social media landscape, may be about to…

  • The impossibly high cost of AI

    There’s been a lot of talk in the writing community lately about AI, and for good reason. Authors used to worry about people posting their books to pirate sites. Now, we’re worried about our books being (poorly) rewritten by an AI program and reposted under numerous (false) pen names by somebody else. Someone who makes…

  • Book drop news!

    Starling’s Weave to drop 10/21/24 In an abrupt turn of fate, the release date for Starling’s Weave has been moved up to October 21, 2024. That’s right – you heard me – less than three months away. Over the next few weeks I’ll be unveiling the cover and book blurb here first, because you people…

  • The Wizards at Work

    The third and final round of edits for Starling’s Weave (back to you all soon regarding the new Fall 2024 release date — stay tuned!) are now in (cue applause), and I have to say, this was a particularly gruelling — and rewarding — set of edits.  For those of you not in the book…

  • To Plot or To Pants, That is the Question

    When I first started doing press for True Born, one of the questions I was most surprised by (which became ubiquitous, by the way) was this: Are you a Plotter, or a Pantser?  If you’re a little lost, allow me to translate. The interviewers were asking if, during my writing process, I liked to ‘fly…