Old horror writer back from the dead…
Time to Get Personal In my first two posts, I talked about the foundations of horror fiction and what the masters have taught us about the craft. Now it’s time to get personal–and to be completely honest about something I’m attempting that might be foolish, fascinating, or both: AI horror writing. At 77, after getting … 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
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
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 trying to resurrect a writing career 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 … Read more