{"id":815,"date":"2025-07-30T17:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurentchani.com\/?page_id=815"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:50:21","slug":"behind-the-scenes-making-of","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/coulisses-making-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes (Making of)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40big-daddy-10-p-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40big-daddy-10-p-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Laurent Chani, a writer in a dark suit, emerges from behind a theater curtain holding an open book and a smoking pipe | Laurent Chani, a writer in a dark suit, emerges from behind a theater curtain holding an open book and a smoking pipe\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40big-daddy-10-p-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40big-daddy-10-p-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40big-daddy-10-p-1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-medium-font-size\">The author invites you to slip into the <strong>backstage <\/strong>of his imagination, a real &quot; <strong>making of<\/strong> \u00bb where confidences and revelations intertwine. He reveals the sources of inspiration that nourish his writing, from assumed references to more personal intuitions.<strong> narrative choices<\/strong> are revealed with clarity, showing how a raw idea is transformed into a structured plot. We also discover the secrets of design, those often invisible details that give coherence and depth to the story. Thus, the reader is invited to share the intimacy of the <strong>literary creation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<main class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71cdb808 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b377334a wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anecdotes category-autoedition category-ia category-infos-pertinentes category-processus-decriture category-projet-en-cours category-quoi-de-neuf category-romans-en-cours\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lart-de-negocier-avec-lia\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-96-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The art of negotiating with AI\" style=\"height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-96-P.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-96-P-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-96-P-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lart-de-negocier-avec-lia\/\" target=\"_self\" >The art of negotiating with AI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Is this a serious topic for an article about an author&#039;s relationship with their AI assistant, or just a catchy, slightly provocative hook for an advertisement? The aspiring author in me realizes I&#039;m constantly battling my AI assistant to get it to perform various tasks. But, in reality, the\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lart-de-negocier-avec-lia\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: L\u2019art de n\u00e9gocier avec l\u2019IA<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\" style=\"height: 0px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anecdotes category-autoedition category-ia category-infos-pertinentes category-processus-decriture category-projet-en-cours\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/cap-sur-lautoedition\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Focus on self-publishing\" style=\"height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/cap-sur-lautoedition\/\" target=\"_self\" >Focus on self-publishing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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&#039;s time on Earth is deeply rooted in us, even if, in our time, we are less and less inclined to recount an experience, a dream, or to keep a personal diary\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/cap-sur-lautoedition\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Cap sur l\u2019auto\u00e9dition<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\" style=\"height: 0px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3582 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anecdotes category-autoedition category-infos-pertinentes\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/construire-un-site-internet-auteur\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-cropped-@Big-Daddy-90-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Build an author website\" style=\"height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-cropped-@Big-Daddy-90-P.jpg 766w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-cropped-@Big-Daddy-90-P-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-cropped-@Big-Daddy-90-P-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/construire-un-site-internet-auteur\/\" target=\"_self\" >Build an author website<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#039;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 with IT. That wasn&#039;t my initial goal: I wanted to have... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/construire-un-site-internet-auteur\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Construire un site internet auteur<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\" style=\"height: 0px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1320 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anecdotes category-infos-pertinentes category-processus-decriture category-romans-en-cours\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/processus-decriture-premiere-etape\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-46-p-1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Author&#039;s Writing Process: Step One\" style=\"height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-46-p-1-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-46-p-1-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big-daddy-46-p-1-2-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/processus-decriture-premiere-etape\/\" target=\"_self\" >Author&#039;s Writing Process: Step One<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My writing process is based on a three-step approach. In this post, I&#039;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&#039; dialogue. 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