In this episode, author and educator Susan Gable discusses her innovative “AI Challenge” for students and her personal journey using generative AI to break through a decade of writer’s block, emphasizing why critical thinking and human craft remain the most vital components of the creative process.
In this episode, Jay Rosenkrantz, co-founder of Plot Drive, discusses the unique challenges of the novelist’s workflow and shares fascinating insights from a bookstore experiment regarding reader perceptions of AI-assisted prose, highlighting how his platform serves as a “continuous flow engine” to help authors break through creative blocks.
In this episode, author and nurse Cassie Alexander joins the show to discuss the inevitability of AI in publishing, drawing fascinating parallels between healthcare and the arts while sharing how she successfully navigated intense community backlash to build a thriving, tech-forward writing career.
In this episode, Kimberly Gordon, Director of the Ink and Code Society, joins the podcast to discuss her “story is code” philosophy and how authors can use coding applications and personalized AI workflows to accelerate their drafting process and overcome creative burnout.
In this episode, Dana Sacco reveals how she leverages intricate 50-prompt automation workflows and tools like Antigravity to turn a surplus of story ideas into a high-demand business selling comprehensive, AI-generated “codexes” and story bibles.
In this episode, award-winning author Coral Hart joins hosts Steph Pajonas and Danica Favorite to discuss the “tsunami of change” currently hitting the publishing industry, exploring the intense backlash from her *New York Times* feature and why human-led craft remains the essential secret to successfully using AI as a creative “ninja tool.”
In this episode, Jessica Waldron of The Invisible Pen guides newbie authors through the world of AI writing, offering practical tips and insights for a more approachable and transformative writing process.
In this episode of Brave New Bookshelf, Steph Pajonas and Danica Favorite explore how agentic AI is transforming the author’s workflow in 2026, featuring tools and strategies for streamlined brainstorming, research, and editing.
In this episode, Russell Nohelty shares his expertise on empowering authors with AI through innovative tools like the Russell Bot and Plot Drive, moving beyond the fear of replacement towards enhanced creativity and productivity.
In this episode, Kanika Bailey shares her strategy for authors to treat their pen names as sellable digital businesses, leveraging AI for everything from editing to marketing to build significant financial assets.