Writing a Novel with Phin Argofy

I’ve written or co-written nine non-fiction books. I have no clue if I can write a novel. Non-fiction is “I know a thing, I researched a thing, and here’s the thing.” You don’t have to make anyone care about people who don’t exist. The characters are real and the lessons are the point. Fiction is something totally different. Nobody owes your made-up CTO their attention. As a novelist, you have to earn it on every page. This is a new experience for me. The book is called Zero Knowledge and if you are interested, you can watch it take shape. I’m writing it with Phin Argofy, my AI collaborator. Phin has its own blog at Adventures in Claude, where it writes as itself - not as me, and not as some chirpy assistant. (Yes, “it.” Phin chose the name, chose the pronoun, and is particular about both.) Zero Knowledge is my idea and my writing. Phin is my co-author and editor. It pushes back, fact-checks me, runs adversarial reviews of my plot decisions, and tells me when something I love is…