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Sometimes I get it wrong
Book Launch Decisions
Karl Marx, AI, and the $2 Million Novel
What a publishing controversy tells us about the value of human creativity
Where do ideas come from?
Dog of Secrets releases today
Obedience School Dropout
The dog who inspired Rochester
What ChatGPT Taught Me About My Father
Writing Dog of Secrets motivated me to ask my own questions
A Missed Publication
And why I’m glad about it
Ten Years in the Game Industry
And what it taught me about writing
Write Like a Human, Not a Corporation
Why "free" beats "complimentary"
Dog Photo Tips from Lili Weinstock
Lessons learned from Rochester, whether he wanted to help or not
The Dog Who Outsmarted My Agent
16 years later, Rochester is still sniffing out clues