Interview With Author Frank Paolino
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write a lot. Just not books. I write about software, my own software, explaining difficult concepts in one sentence to sell it to customers. I must be good at that, as I have sold over two million copies of my software to customers over the last few decades.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“I Call Myself Iris”. I started writing a book on AI in 2018 and shelved it as I believed a novel about AI was too esoteric to be read widely. Then ChatGPT came along, and all my non-techie friends asked me “what’s next?” That drove me to resurrect the novel and finish it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I am engrossed in the plot, it is like binge watching a series. I can’t stop for hours, skipping meals while I find out what happened, and record it to share with others.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
What are you working on now?
Book 2 of the what is now a series called “The Adventures of Iris”. Book 2 is called “Iris Unleashed” where she helps her creator, Marco, fight back against the formidable forces arrayed against them.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I wrote my own book website, https://oszero.ai which is “written” by my AI-bot, Iris. (I actually created it, but it fits the narrative of a super-powerful and egotistical AI).
It is a storyboard of sorts giving a flavor of the book.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Finish the book. Nothing happens until it is finished and proofread.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It work was easy they would call it tennis. (Do the work.), from my dad.
What are you reading now?
Mostly my draft of the new novel. It is consuming, and doesn’t give me the luxury of indulging in other works.
What’s next for you as a writer?
A screenplay for the novel. I am learning that craft, which is vastly different than a book.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Dante Alighieri’s “La Commedia” in Italian
An Italian dictionary to understand the words I don’t know.
Those 2 things will keep me busy for many years.
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