LibGen Pirated My Books to Train AI

Mark Zuckerberg’s META AI has copied novels from authors without permission or compensation. The Atlantic’s recent post about pirating grabbed my attention, so I entered my name into the search engine to see if any of my works were sucked into the AI...

Surprises at Booksignings

I’ve experienced surprises at book signings. At my very first book signing at the library in Winter Haven, Florida, a homeless man approached to say he liked mysteries and crime stories. We discussed favorite authors. He said he liked crime stories but not gory...

Kevin Lacey has Flown West

The Tango Thirty-One Aero Clube and the Lakeland Aero Club share strategies and friendships. Shown at the Lakeland Aero Club hangar during Sun ‘n Fun are Amy Mattingly (Marketing Director of Tango 31), Dr. Marli White (Director of Tango 31), Tango 31 Director Kevin...

Reading as a Writer

It has always been true that avid readers become better writers than their non-reading peers. Readers unknowingly gain an innate understanding of storytelling, a flourishing vocabulary, and vast knowledge about topics beyond their personal experience. As a published...

Resources for the Serious Writer

Books for Serious Writer Many libraries have these books. I buy my favorites in paperback (even used) because I reread them and highlight vital passages. Of the hundreds of books I’ve read on the craft of writing, these have the meatiest content and clearest...