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Writer's Block Workshop: Making Incremental Progress
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Heidi and I have started doing a monthly workshop to discuss getting work done and out the door to readers. It also serves as a way to check in on the progress we are making on our work through the rest of this year.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 7-24-24
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Every two weeks we hold a Twitter Space for writing to talk about their work and their books or to ask questions. Join us on Wednesday this week.
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin - A Mystery Investigation
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This is the audio from the 3 documystery series videos Chrissie Pressman and I produced. What do you think happened all those years ago?
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 7-10-24
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Every two weeks chat about writing. This episode Ricky read us a chapter from a new book he is working on. Join us again on Wednesday
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Mack Stokes joins the program to discuss his art career, how he has used blockchain and NFTs to expand his reach, and a major project that will be releasing soon
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 6-26-24
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Alittle technical difficulty with Twitter Spaces but a Good talk on Scriptwriting and using Amazon for book advertising. See you again on Wednesday.
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This episode features Leo Crane, we talk about his career and development as an artist as well as how technologies like AI and blockchain are changing the market landscape.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 6-12-24
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Great collection of speakers on this session. A few of the other Spaces hosts joined in the discussion and we had a broad range of topics in the mix. Back at it the Wednesday on Twitter
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SpeakerCone: Chrissie Pressman & Louie Pecan - AI Art in Motion
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Chrissie Pressman and Louie Pecan join the program to discuss their artwork, the use of artificial intelligence and putting the two together to create motion for videos, as well as joining the AI Film Guerrillas crew.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 5/29/24
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Every two weeks I host a Twitter Space for writer and authors as well as address publishing in general. Good group of folks on the chat during this session. Back at it this Wednesday
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Exploring Frank Herbert's Franchise
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 5/15/24
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Every two weeks we talk about writing and workshop the process. This episode I also promoted my newest audiobook release "Relic of the Aztecs". Join us on Wednesday.
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SpeakerCone: Stephanie McNutt - On Writing
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Stephanie McNutt discusses her new release "Lamplighter: Poems" as well as her career and work with King Ari Press, then reads us a piece from the book and gives us some backstory on its intention.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 5/1/24
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Our Twitter Space sessions go wherever the speakers need them to, week after week. Join us again this week to discuss and promote your projects. Every other Wednesday we talk. This chat went into audio production for audiobooks a little.
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WC Turck joins the program to discuss his writing and publishing career, the Chicago Writers podcast and affiliated association, and his new book "The Assassination of Baby Hitler".
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 4/17/24
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Every 2 weeks we do a Twitter space for writers and authors, this was recorded during our last session. This time around we talked abit about cover design and how AI is aiding the process. Join us again this week to promote your project.
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SpeakerCone: Alanna Wilcox & Neal - AI Art in Motion
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Alanna Wilcox and Neal join the program to discuss their artwork, the use of artificial intelligence and putting the two together to create motion for videos.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 4/3/24
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Every 2 weeks we do a Twitter space for writers and authors, this was recorded during our last session. Join us again this week to promote your project.
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Rustbelt Innovators: Chris Hackett & Sherry McCracken - AI Film Business
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On this episode, Sherry McCracken of NAX Films joins returning guest Chris Hackett to discuss their AI film program in coordination with the Entertainmint streaming platform that has sponsored a group of film creatives access to the Runway video generation platform for two months.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 3/20/24
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Every 2 weeks I host a Twitter space for writers and authors, this was recorded during our last session. Join us next time and promote your project.
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Fantasy author Erik Waag joins the program to discuss his collection of books which extend the sword and sorcery genre into the 70's. We talk about magic systems in literature, crafting audiobooks, and his career as a writer as well.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 3/6/24
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New podcast from the Twitter Space session, we talk about developing ideas on the way to creating a project
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GET A COPY Relic of the Aztecs by Michael Finney is an historical fiction short story. The Aztec Empire faces invasion from an advanced civilization. Emperor Tzontettica Yaotl is informed of a forgotten artifact that could save their empire. One man is chosen to embark on a dangerous mission to recover the object among abandoned ruins and preserve …
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 2/21/24
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New podcast from the Twitter Space session, we talk about developing projects and incorporating illustrations
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Author Brett Cain joins the program to discuss his writing, experience with publishing, and series of books about Frank Sawyer.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 2/7/24
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Every two weeks I host a Twitter Space for writers and have started recording the sessions to offer here as podcasts. Join us this week
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Rustbelt Innovators: Spencer Cavanaugh - Clinamenic
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Spencer Cavanaugh the consultant behind Clinamenic joined the program to discuss decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) and how they utilize blockchains for governance.
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 1/24/24
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Every two weeks I host a Twitter Space for writers and have started recording the sessions to offer here as podcasts. On this recording, Tery Spataro was a featured guest as a follow-up to the interview we conducted. She talks process and her back catalog of fiction work.
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SpeakerCone : Chris Hackett & Keith Lea - AI Film3
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On this episode Keith Lea and Chris Hackett, organizers of the "Cameras Up, Guns Down" short film contest discuss their careers, how they connected to produce the competition, and the ways AI is changing filmmaking.
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10 Step Branding: Tery Spataro - AI Branding
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Tery Spataro joins the program to discuss how developments are artificial intelligence is aiding marketers and branding as well as her new book called "AI for Brands: Embracing the Future".
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Writing, Publishing & Authorship - 1/10/24
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Have been hosting a Twitter Space every other week for folks to talk shop and promote their work. Decided to start recording this year and make them available as podcasts.
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This is my first fictional short film. It's based on an extremely short story I wrote about 2 years ago. The imagery was created with Stable Diffusion and set into motion with Pika. I performed the music.
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Here's a look back at what I read in 2023 as well as some thoughts about each one I completed on the list. Included: You Are Not a Gadget | Jaron Lanier Color Capital of the World | John Kropf That Hideous Strength | C.S. Lewis Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel How to Write a Book This Weekend | Vic Johnson Writing Radar | Jack Gantos Interlib…
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1893 Chicago's Columbian Exposition : AI Documentary Film
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This is an abbreviated version of the documentary with a runtime under 4 minutes. It uses Python to colorize Charles Arnold's photos and Pika to add motion to all the images, including my own stills. Watch the full-length documentary
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Innovators Series: Russell Ratcliffe - dAppling
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Russell Ratcliffe the CEO of dAppling joins the program to discuss decentralized web development, storage and distribution.
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The best & worst parts of our self to love in the world changing due to developments in artificial intelligence through 2023, like breaking up but still living together
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Daily historical facts for the month of December
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Jessica Sams began producing her art under the moniker Yolantis for the Web3 community after a successful career as a printmaker and dancer. Learn more about her ideas and where to find her next
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Author T.R. Hudson joins the program to discuss his approach to writing, his new book "The Perfect & The Wicked" the followup to "Automaton", as well as his involvement with the literary mag called Double Dealer which he resurrected with two partners to publish works they like.
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Daily facts for the month of November
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The artist known as BLAC.ai joins the program to discuss his Syncretica project as well as his method, career, and particularly his work over the last few years using artificial intelligence tools to create his artwork.
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Artificial Intelligence for Content Development | A Case Study
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This case study examines how I engaged the developments in artificial intelligence over the last year.You can learn more about how I approach content development and marketing in my newest book called "How to Create a Small Business Content Development Strategy in 10 Steps" on Amazon.Get the bookSchedule an appointment…
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Daily historical facts for the month of October
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Innovators Series: Mark Goodwin - The Bitcoin Dollar
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In this episode, new author Mark Goodwin discusses his writing career, his new book "The Bitcoin Dollar, " and his new role as the Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoin Magazine.
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Introducing RFK Jr. to Bitcoin’s Nashian Orientation
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This piece was created in coordination with an article for Bitcoin magazine.Read the article Watch the video Motion images created using Pika LabsMany of the images used to create the motion were generated via artificial intelligence models, particularly Stable Diffusion, the music was created with the Meta Audiocraft model.…
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Daily facts fir the month of September
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Innovators Series: Jeremy Toeman - AI Video Marketing
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CEO of Augie, Jeremy Toeman joins the program to discuss how AI is making the process of video creation easier than ever.
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How to Create a Small Business Content Marketing Strategy in 10 Steps
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Get the bookThe process of creating a small business brand begins with assessing its strengths and goals. This workbook will take you through each phase of generating the assets needed to establish a presence and build awareness for a small business brand.This ten-lesson guide is for beginners who want to manufacture messages and professional ident…
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This piece is about running Large Language Models (LLMs) on your personal machine. Read This Watch This
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In this episode, Josh Cinquemani talks about his newest album of music under the DJONDO moniker, we talk a little on audio production as well. Listen to DJONDO
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