An AI-assisted author defended his one-star-reviewed novel by claiming ownership of the ideas behind it. But U.S. copyright law does not protect ideas. It protects expression, and the Copyright Off...
In an era of generic content, I examine the high-stakes economics of professional authorship, revealing why a 30-book backlist has become the new sustainability benchmark. My research analysis move...
Everyone wants to advise their younger self. But would you have listened? I wouldn't. And that's not the problem we think it is.
What do you do with enough runway to change direction? You stop playing it safe. A look back at my 2025 pivot from federal service to launching the Strand alternate history series.
Discover the extremely factual origin myth of the Great Fruitcake; a creation story explaining why we pass around fruitcake each Christmas season.
Five years at Author Nation: navigating AI in publishing, the fellowship that matters, audiobook strategies, and learning new ways to build a community with readers.
Learn how to assess AI use in writing with a whitewater rapids framework. This rubric helps authors evaluate risk levels from grammar tools to full AI generation, including production uses like tra...
World-building debate: Sanderson critics miss the point. How much lore do SF/F authors need? My rule: match your novel's word count in setting development.
