At the end of Uncommon Scents, an unruly mob of conspiracy believers gathers in Boyd Park, a lovely city park near downtown San Rafael. We wrote a scene filled with the creativity and diversity that people might bring to the world if augmented reality becomes widely available. Our scene is packed with in-jokes, references to…
If you’re a writer, you know about Save The Cat, a technique for crafting plots for novels and screenplays. Here’s a glimpse at an inside secret for everyone else. Jim and I were novices when we sat down to write Uncommon Scents, a funny novel that you should read out loud to your children except…
AI technology is in a strange place.I tried using AI for a simple task this week. I wasn’t expecting to deal with hallucinations.Let me give you some background.ChatGPT got one of the most successful product launches of all time when it became publicly available a year ago. It crystallized the hopes and fears of millions…
Bruce Berls here. Jim Rowson and I wrote a book together named Uncommon Scents. It’s good! You should read it.Jim got a bad deal.His co-author was selfish and thought his words were so compelling and magical that they would emit a golden glow on the page and make the other words look like they were…