Somehow, it’s “Pinocchio’s Guide to the End of the World”! “A rollicking, genre-blending read with crisp, engaging writing that showcased a real flair for making historical settings come alive.” —Indie Author Project Regional Contest...
I’ve been seeing a lot of memes like the one below and I get that the idea is to call out people who oppose drag queens, cross-dressing, or the very existence of trans people. But they’ve got it wrong. Context matters It’s not about a fear of things...
What do you see in your mind when you think of Pinocchio? Do you see a silly yellow hat above a nose like a broomstick, bright red shorts? That Pinocchio was probably burned into your brain by Disney when you were a young child and he lives on there still. This is not...
I was interviewed in Elena Hartwell Taylor’s “The Mystery of Writing” blog. People often ask me why I’m so fascinated by Pinocchio. I’ve written a play and now, a novel about him. I don’t feel that I chose Pinocchio so much as he chose me. The...
In an interesting plot twist the day after this post, 12 robots (and counting) have “reviewed” my book on the popular book site Reedsy Discovery. Many of them have the off-kilter feel of having been translated into another language and then back into...
Here are reviews of my book from three different A.I. engines. For the most part, unsurprisingly, they are mashups of reviews written by humans. But with a few twists. First, ChatGPT. I give it points for originality. It contains the least content taken directly from...
