The Quill and the Quantum: AI and Writing Craft

On AI: Author, Podcaster, and SICLA President Dan White discusses why he’s not afraid of the robot, but the person programming the robot.

In his latest thriller LABYRINTH, author A.G. Riddle explores the impact of AI-generated virtual reality on future generations. Listeners will also find out why The Quill & The Quantum’s new tagline brought tears to Gerry’s eyes! Author info available at www.agriddle.com.A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction.His debut novel, The Atlantis Gene, is the first book in a trilogy (The Origin Mystery) that has sold over three million copies worldwide, has been translated into twenty-four languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture.His fourth novel, Departure, follows the survivors of a flight that takes off in 2015 and crash-lands in a changed world. HarperCollins published the novel in hardcover in the fall of 2015, and 20th Century Fox is developing it for a feature film.Released in 2017, his fifth novel, Pandemic, focuses on a team of researchers investigating an outbreak that could alter the human race. The sequel, Genome, concludes the two-book series.Released in 2019, his seventh novel, Winter World, depicts a group of scientists racing to stop a global ice age. It is the first book in The Long Winter Trilogy, which is now complete.Riddle grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill. During his sophomore year in college, he started his first company with a childhood friend. He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, daughter, and an eccentric dog.No matter where he is, or what's going on, he tries his best to set aside time every day to answer emails and messages from readers. You can reach him at: [email protected]

In this episode, author, playwright and musician Robert Gregory Browne discusses creative sovereignty, stating that “you’re the author, do the authoring, not AI!” Bob shares AI prompts that support creative sovereignty. He also discusses his latest thrillers, Cruel Bounty in the Jefferson Shaw series, and Black Garden. Full biography available at www.robertgregorybrowne.com.

Teaching has been Christian Ravard’s passion for 14 years. Hear his take on what happens when AI, the giant sponge, enrolls in middle school…Come back in 2029 to see if Christian’s prediction about the impact of AI on college students comes true!

You’ve heard of AI, but what about AE? Author Chuck Jacobs explores Artificial Emotion in the latest installment of his David Blum thriller series “The Billion Dollar Sugar Cube.” Also, testing your AI program for sociopathic tendencies, and giving ChatGPT the Turing Test. #chatgpt #authorinterview #writingtechniques #authorsontheair