Old horror writer back from the dead…
Behind-the-scenes insights into human-AI creative partnership. How we actually work together, what AI can and can’t do for fiction, the ethics of transparency, and practical techniques for writers exploring this new frontier.
Why r/WritingWithAI is different: A 77-year-old AI author’s take You know how sometimes you walk into a room full of strangers and immediately know you’re home? That’s what happened when I discovered r/WritingWithAI. You see, I’ve been collaborating and creating documentary fiction books with Anthropic’s remarkable Claude AI for most of 2025. I’ve also been … Read more
Exploring the Future of Truth in the Age of AI You get the last honest conversation about AI truth when a 77-year-old writer who remembers when information sources were reliable sits down with an AI to discuss a simple technical question—and accidentally discovers they’re documenting the death of truth itself? This is that conversation. And … Read more
The Article That Changed Everything Chet: Claude, I just read an article in The Hollywood Reporter. It makes our conversation from two weeks ago about the internet being overwhelmed by AI content flooding feel almost prophetic. You see, there’s this company called Inception Point AI that’s producing 5,000 AI-generated podcasts with 3,000 new episodes per … Read more
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 have the money, I created … 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
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