This is a fascinating article from the New York Times about artificial intelligence. The author, Eliott Ulm, not only shows what AI can accomplish in the literary field, it includes the background failures that led to the AI’s success and the hidden limits on that success. Ulm also addresses how humans can interact with AI.
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Vincent, Doctor Who, and Perseverance
I sometimes wonder if the novel I’m working on will ever get published. What will people think of it? Every creator goes through this. Whether you are writing fiction or cooking a special dinner, there may come a time when you lose hope. So, for my inspiration and yours, here is my favorite Dr. Who clip—the time when Vincent van Gogh visits the museum.
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Thank you, Leslie
Leslie Clingan is a mom and former librarian who reviews books on her blog onceuponatimehappilyeverafter. I’m fortunate she chose to review Seeking Cézanne.
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Enter The Book Giveaway
Owls Cove Press is giving away six signed first editions of Seeking Cézanne: A Children’s Mystery Inspired by Paul Cézanne and Other Artists.
The giveaway is hosted at Goodreads.com and ends on December 4, 2021.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Goodreads giveaways are very straightforward. One signs in to Goodreads and enters the contest. At the close, Goodreads randomly chooses six of the people who entered and copies are mailed to the six winners. The only requirement is that people who enter agree to list the book as “want to read” on their Goodreads page. They do not have to buy the book or pay anything.
Seeking Cézanne: A Children’s Mystery Inspired by Paul Cézanne and Other Artists is an adventure story about a brother and sister lost in a world of paintings and trying to get home. Grades 2 to 4, but anyone who appreciates beautiful art will love it.
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Cézanne is coming
Happy to announce that I have a new children’s book in production and it will be available very soon.
Seeking Cézanne: A Children’s Mystery Inspired by Paul Cézanne and Other Artists.
When Jamie and her brother Billy are trapped inside a painting, they want nothing more than to get back to the real museum. But every time they try going back, the museum disappears. They need to find Paul Cézanne to reveal the trick to getting home–and that’s not easy. To find him, they need to learn how to experience and appreciate artistic works. Grades 2 to 4.
Here’s what the cover will look like.
Stay tuned for more info!
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Kindle Vella–a new reader experience for serial fiction.
Amazon.com’s Kindle Vella is launching to the public in July. It features serialized fiction (i.e., read on the subway or whenever you have a short break). Many genres, many authors. And, don’t forget to look for my new sci-fi mystery.
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An Interview With Ted
…plus information about writing that goes back to ancient Greece: Ekphrasis.
Possibly the oldest form of writing about art is known as ekphrasis. I am excited and pleased that The Ekphrastic Review published an interview with me about my book, Vincent, Theo and the Fox, which is inspired by the paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
You can read the interview here.
Carol Scheina, the interviewer, is a marvelous writer. You can find links to her imaginative and delightful stories here.
If you want to find excellent ekphrastic poems and stories (as well as podcasts and writing challenges), consider subscribing to The Ekphrastic Review.
For people interested in the craft of writing, you can’t go wrong reading The Ekphrastic Writer: Creating Art-Influenced Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction by Janée J. Baugher.
Professor Marjorie Munsterberg created a website, Writing About Art, for her course of the same name at The City College of New York. You can read what she writes about ekphrasis here.
I’m sure your favorite search engine will reveal more. But first, if you haven’t already done so, please read the interview (it is about me, after all).
Thanks.
Ted
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Georgia on my mind
Here is a wonderful little video of Georgia O’Keefe’s work.
Thanks to The Ekphrastic Review for alerting me to this video.
I came to really appreciate her paintings about six years ago when visiting the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Thirty is never enough, so here are three more of her paintings that are among my favorites:
Pattern Leaves, Source: WikiArt.com 
Road To The Ranch, 1964, Source: WikiArt.com 
New York With Moon, 1925, Source: WikiArt.com
Ted Macaluso - Author 