Ep 130: When Fiction Meets AI with Lori Gold

Write the Damn Book Already

Write the Damn Book Already
Ep 130: When Fiction Meets AI with Lori Gold
Jun 25, 2025
Elizabeth Lyons / Lori Gold

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Author Lori Gold is pulling back the curtain on publishing, in both this interview and her newest novel, Romantic Friction. 

INSIDE THE EPISODE

• Yet another reason bestseller lists aren’t what you think (I didn't know this until I read her book!)
• A great tip for handing reviews without spiraling (or swearing off Goodreads forever)
• What AI is doing to authors' voices, and why it should concern all of us
• How writing happens even when you're not writing
• How Lori studies the bones of books she loves to make her own writing even stronger



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