Where a grizzled old writer hooks up with AI
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
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
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