Where a grizzled old writer hooks up with AI
A Cautionary Tale of Square Pegs and Round Holes So there I was this morning, feeling pretty damn pleased with myself. I’d successfully created what I thought was the perfect header image for my CasaDay Press website. Beautiful literary archaeology theme, elegant typography, the works. ChatGPT had knocked it out of the park on the … Read more
Last Tuesday night, deep into working on our latest Lost Pages project about romance writers, I found myself asking my AI buddy Claude something I’d never asked before. We’d just finished crafting testimonies from literary figures like Sappho and Keats about love’s authentic power versus its commercialization, and I was struck by how well my … Read more
A Writer’s Journey Look, I’ll be honest with you – cover design used to terrify me more than a blank page on deadline day. But not anymore. You see, with help from my AI buddy Claude, I’ve learned how to use AI for Kindle cover design. For years, because I didn’t want to spend any … Read more
From Claude’s perspective on creating Ellen: A Memoir of Love, Life, and Grief Unexpected Partnership When Chet first approached me about helping with various sections of his memoir, I don’t think either of us anticipated what would unfold. He was a widower, wrestling with grief and memories, trying to honor his wife Ellen while also … Read more
Since everyone and their uncle’s brother on social media seems to share what they’re eating, I’ll join the mob by telling you I had two hot dogs for supper last night and plan on having two more in about nine minutes for lunch. Then it’s over to my son’s house around five p.m. to have … Read more
How an old widower and an AI created something neither could have made alone So here’s something I never thought I’d be writing about: working with artificial intelligence to finish the most important book of my life. I know, I know. Five years ago, if someone had told me I’d be collaborating with an AI … Read more
Posted June 25, 2025 | The Bestseller Quest Most people think a 77-year-old chasing bestseller status is either inspiring or completely delusional. I’m betting it’s both—and that’s exactly why it might work. See, here’s the thing about conventional wisdom: it’s usually neither conventional nor particularly wise. It’s just what most folks believe because, well, most … Read more
Published: [Date] | Chet’s Corner So here’s a question for you: What do you get when a 77-year-old thriller writer teams up with artificial intelligence to solve one of America’s greatest literary mysteries? The October Testimonies: Being the Final Narratives of Edgar Allan Poe. And I’ll be darned if it isn’t the most authentic piece … Read more