From Pirated to Fodder for AI Training

On the author scale of things I am a small fish swimming in Lake Erie. Stirred up recently is use of pirated novels (and other copywritten work), used for AI training. Obviously without permission in either case.

Still, it appears that at least ten of my novels have been scooped up. This concern is already in court, but whatever the settlement, if any, it is highly unlikely to benefit me.

Such is life.

Here is a link to an article on the topic, if you might be interested: The Unbelievable Scale of AI's Pirated-Books Problem  

Fandemonium 2024 in Bryan, Ohio

Folks,

A quick note that I will be at the Fountain City Fandemonium this Saturday. 

I will also be participating in a panel at Noon discussing Writing and Publishing.

More information can be found HERE

Parkersburg PopCon on Sept. 14th

 

Hey Folks,

I'll be participating as an author at the Parkersburg PopCon this Saturday!

I'll be there, ready to talk about fantasy, SF and writing, and signing copies of my novels.

If you're in the Parkersburg, WV area, it'd be great to cross paths with you.

For more details visit the website: Parkersburg PopCon Website

My 15 Seconds of TV Fame...

 
So, I get my 15 seconds of TV fame...

Link to Interview: Here

(I am interviewed, one of several, on the local news about St. Paris and Paris France--an Olympic topic).

The reporter was genuinely interested and engaging. And yes, she is quite tall-especially in heels. And, while you don't see him, the cameraman was a fun and hilarious guy. Maybe he was surprised that I included him in the background discussion before the interview portion began. The reporter (Kelly King) was all for it. Not a "focus on me" sort of person. I spent about 12-15 minutes with them, and they obviously cut down a lot of what was discussed (certainly for the better!)

I was walking to the post office and saw the cameraman taking shots of the gas station across the street. That doesn't happen every day in the village of St. Paris, so I asked him what was going on. He said they were doing a piece about a Paris--St. Paris connection and asked if I wanted to be interviewed.

Piqua ComicCon 2024

 

Hey Folks,

I'll be at the Piqua ComicCon this upcoming weekend!

Will be there talking about fantasy, SF, writing, publishing, movies and just about anything else.

Will also have copies of my novels available.

For more information follow this link:
Piqua ComicCon Website

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Signing Event (May 11th)

 

Hey Folks,

I will be here with five other authors. If you're in the area, stop by. Check out the authors, the art and the wine at the wine-tasting event.

Hope to see you there!

Knights of the Pageless Library's Review of Outpost

 
Hey Folks,

The Knights of the Pageless Library reviewed Outpost!

It's a pretty neat review site, if you enjoy audiobooks. They review and discuss a wide variety.

What I particularly enjoy is that they discuss the novel in general terms (and recommendation--or not) before moving on to discussing the novel in more detail, allowing listeners to stop and listen to the book without any spoilers.

You can find the review here on:

Review of Outpost on Spotify

Review of Outpost on Apple Podcasts

Review of Outpost on YouTube

Do you agree with their opinion of Outpost, and the narration by Jonathan Waters?