Category: Self-publishing

Publishing articles about the self-publishing process.

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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Focus on self-publishing

In a neon-lit futuristic street, a cheerful, stout science fiction novelist holds a glowing poster showing the cover of his book with the name «Laurent Chani», while a young man on his left reads an open book and a humanoid robot on his right displays a digital panel filled with books, all set in the middle of a high-tech city with flying cars and giant screens in the background.

It is said that in almost every home, a manuscript lies dormant at the bottom of a drawer. The desire to leave a written record of one's time on Earth is deeply ingrained in us, even if, in our time, we have fewer…

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Build an author website

The author writes with a quill while viewing his website on a screen, smoking a pipe | The author writes with a quill while viewing his website on a screen, smoking a pipe

I've just spent two full months, almost daily, preparing my site laurentchani.com. I started by opening an account with OVH and using WordPress.org, but I quickly realized that I had to "get my hands dirty…

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