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EP 428 - The "Author Versus AI" Project with Alison McBain

EP 428 - The "Author Versus AI" Project with Alison McBain

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 Mark interviews Canadian author Alison McBain about her "Author Versus AI" project, her life in writing, and more. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode's sponsor: This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK5 at checkout and save $5.00 off your own personalized report. In the interview, Mark and Alison talk about: The various roles that Alison has played in the creative artsWanting to be a writer since she was young and her first written story created when she was 4 years oldThinking that one day she would be a teacher or a professor, but never actually taking that pathAlison's very first published piece of writingThe early days of writing that involved mailing manuscripts out and then waiting for a responseAlison's first book, The Rose Queen, which is a retelling of Beauty and the BeastThe many awards that Alison has wonThe creative team you have working with you whenever you publish with a traditional publisherThe magazine (ScribesMICRO - which features stories and poems of no more than 100 words) that Alison started with a few other editors during the pandemicBeing surprised at how popular this magazine was and the new 100-word story award that they recent startedThe thrill of helping discover and publish newer writers in this magazineDeciding how Alison could, as one human, try to take on AI by writing a book a week for a full yearCompleting 8 months of the challenge with a total of 34 booksThe more than 2 dozen books that Alison has ghost-writtenHow Alison writes in numerous genres with a spirit of "why not try it all?"The preparation Alison had to do in order to write those 34 novels so effectively during her challengeAdvise Alison would offer to authors who are thinking of doing a similar type of writing challengeHaving a writing space that's outside the houseBalancing writing with family lifeWhat Alison has recently been working onThe coaching that Alison offers to other writers and how it can be like being a parentAdvice Alison would give to writersAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on a few things that came up in their conversation. Links of Interest: Alison McBain WebsiteAlison's "Author Versus AI" ProjectScribesMICROManuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe 2025 Aurora Awards Livestream (Sunday Aug 10 at 5 PM Eastern) The Opening Schtick Bits from previous Aurora Awards 2022 Opening2023 Opening2024 Opening Mark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Alison McBain’s human-created novels are the recipients of over 13 awards, including the Foreword INDIES. Her latest novella Dual took home 3rd place in the 3-Day Novel Contest. When not writing for herself, she’s a ghostwriter who has penned over two dozen books for clients, as well as an award-winning editor who has worked with both celebrity and NY Times-bestselling authors. In 2024, she pursued a project called “Author Versus AI,” where she wrote a book a week, using NO AI at all (34 books total). When not writing, Ms. McBain is the associate editor for the magazine ScribesMICRO and draws all over the walls of her house with the enthusiastic help of her kids. She lives in Alberta, Canada. The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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