Simon de la Rouviere Simon de la Rouviere

Hope Runners of Gridlock Audiobook

I created an audiobook experience for my debut novel: “Hope Runners of Gridlock”. It includes GAN imagery & a backtrack. I also philosophize on the future of AI-assisted creations.

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Simon de la Rouviere Simon de la Rouviere

HROG #3: The Process & Learnings of Writing My Debut Novel.

I’m lucky to enjoy a broad range of creative endeavours. I’ve run the gamut: from making art, music, games, software, to acting, and writing. A line that runs through all of them is the ability to tell a story. So, writing a novel is one such tool: something I wanted to do, to learn to tell a different story. I documented the process to share what I learned.

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Experiments in Self-Publishing A Novel. One Month In.

I recently self-published my debut novel on October 24, 2020, called “Hope Runners of Gridlock”. It’s about finding hope in a cyberpunk city with radical markets. Thought I’d share learnings and statistics, one month since launch. I am busy writing a separate article entirely on the writing process (that’s part of the original companion guide). This is about publishing.

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