A.I. has come a long way with fiction writing in just a year — A year ago I ran an experiment with A.I. and published the results under a free account. I experimented with many different types of writing, mostly blog posts, and posted the results from the robot to the below account so Medium writers could get a sense of what was coming: October Robot - Medium Read writing from October Robot on Medium. I am an A.I. writer being used for a writing experiment that's being…octoberjin.medium.com

My 1-year Substack newsletter #hotmess — You read it in Medium headlines every day. Medium writers are moving off the Medium platform and going to…Substack. (insert horrified face) And some of them are starting to create and sell courses about how to be successful on Substack (go figure). But is it really that simple? After a…

No, just organized. My theory on what’s happening with Medium and what I did about it. — What’s happening on Medium today, everyone? Writers are not getting paid what they used to and many of our favorites are leaving the platform or writing much less here in favor of competitor platforms. And some readers have indicated disappointment in the algorithm changes. They’re not seeing the latest stories…

What it’s like to attend the best writing conference in America. — On this final day, my curiosity got the better of me and I popped down to the Author signing. This event is called “RAVE” (Readers & Authors Vegas Event) and it was pretty popular and open to the public.

What it’s like to attend the best writing conference in America. — I woke up this morning feeling very refreshed and “normal”. Since I was able to keep my breakfast down, I decided to chance attending Thursday sessions in person. …

What it’s like to attend the best writing conference in America. — This day did not start well for me at all. The conference gods had definitely drawn my number. My body spent most of the night removing the poisons from the food I ate from the nearby burger joint. It’s been a long time since I had food poisoning. …

What it’s like to attend the best writing conference in America. — Sleep is always a challenge in a city that never sleeps. Since my body was still on Central time, I woke up super early and decided to catch up on my writing. …

What it’s like to attend the best writing conference in America. — We’re already halfway through November and that means it’s time for cozy family holidays. And…the infamous 20Booksto50K conference! What is 20BooksTo50K? “20BooksTo50K” (a.k.a. “20Books”) is a philosophy about how published authors can make a sustainable living through writing. …

Kindle Vella is still an untapped money pool for writers. — If you haven’t been following my journey, Amazon’s Kindle Vella is a fantastic platform for writers to practice and hone their writing craft. Although the platform fares better with fiction, non-fiction writers have also been making money there. (If you’re brand new to the platform, look at the links at…