Category: Novels in progress

Publication of information on the novel(s) currently being written.

The art of negotiating with AI

A science fiction novelist, his face tense and focused, fiddles with tools near a steampunk writing machine made of pipes and gears, several metal arms of which trace lines on a sheet of paper, while a large white quill writes on a typed page next to an inkwell.

Is this a serious topic for an article about an author's relationship with their AI assistant, or is it the catchy—slightly provocative—hook of an advertisement? The budding author in me realizes I'm struggling…

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Author's Writing Process: Step One

Writer Laurent Chani thinks deeply, holding a quill in his pipe while staring at his paper | Author Laurent Chani thinks deeply, holding a quill in his pipe while staring at his paper

My writing process is based on a three-step approach. In this post, I'll introduce you to the first step. This is the raw writing, where the creativity of the project is expressed. I visualize the scene and the characters' dialogue. I adopt the…

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Copyright

Copyright is a thorny subject for an author. He decided to cite no trademark by default.

The subject of copyright immediately appeared in my writing, like a discreet but essential thread. It became unavoidable when I approached the phones and brands that are omnipresent in my characters' lives. From my first…

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Technologies in my world

Writer Laurent Chani reflects on the future, between rockets, robots, and artificial intelligence | Author Laurent Chani reflects on the future, between rockets, robots, and artificial intelligence

From a young age, I was shaped by a taste for precision and realism. In my eyes, approximation has never had a place, neither in my daily life, nor in my writing, nor even in any form of…

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An empty circular assembly hall, with a glass floor revealing an ocean with a shark and corals below, under a round ceiling opening to the sky
Excerpt: The conference room
Alternative text: A science fiction writer, dressed in a dark suit and smoking a pipe, writes with an old-fashioned quill in front of a large hourglass spilling sand onto his papers, symbolizing the passing of time.
The inevitable destiny
Laurent Chani swimming breaststroke with intensity, wearing a striped swimsuit and swimming goggles, a pipe in his mouth | Laurent Chani swimming breaststroke with intensity, wearing a striped swimsuit and swimming goggles, a pipe in his mouth
What kind of man would the author have liked to be?
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