Americans will measure distance in anything except the metric system—school buses, blue whales, and of course football fields. But that odd habit might reveal something deeper about how human brains actually understand scale.
Jan 28 2026
Why Choice—Not Talent—Drives Great Stories
I’d venture to say that 99% of life is choosing the least crappy decision out of a list of horrible options while gambling the fallout is something we can handle.
Ideally later.
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Jan 23 2026
If AI Loves Your Writing, Be Very VERY Worried
AI is the new buzzword. Everything AI! Yet, we’ve fallen into the AI Uncanny Valley, and now we want to know who’s real and who we can trust.
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Sep 22 2025
Forgiveness: Everyone Loves a Good Redemption Arc
Forgiveness is a decision. It’s the mental shift to let go of the rope. Period. We do it for our own sanity.
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Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital Age
What is a brand? A platform? Why do we need one? How do we get one? Better still how can we create a brand with the power of driving book sales and still have time left to do THE most important part of our job? Writing more books.
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Kristen Lamb is the author of the definitive guide to social media and branding for authors, Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital World. She’s also the author of #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone—The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. She’s just released her highly acclaimed debut mystery-thriller The Devil’s Dance.
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Mar 09 2026
Counterfeit Creativity: The High Cost of Cheap Art
Counterfeit creativity mimics the appearance of art without the human struggle that once gave creativity meaning. As AI floods the world with content, the real question isn’t what machines can create—but whether we’ll still recognize real art when we see it.
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