<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Connie Lacy, author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atlanta author - Time Travel, Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:10:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.connielacy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cute animals, cute babies, cute everything – AI videos are driving me nuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pet Peeve - You’ve probably seen the video of cute bunnies bouncing on a trampoline. It pretends to be home security footage but it's actually created by AI. Then there’s the AI video showing a cat scaring a bear away from a little boy on a back porch. They’re part of the onslaught of AI videos flooding our social media feeds. And then there are the AI videos showing cute babies laughing at their dad and cute babies laughing at their (always handsome) doctor, etc.   First off, rabbits...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/cute-animals-cute-babies-cute-everything-ai-videos-are-driving-me-nuts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac67717922a57a9d4c0d72</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_9763bb4c8e184c37b2d112929d336176~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_808,h_852,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two of my books were used to train AI.                             Am I angry? Yes, I am!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I  I recently learned that at least two of my books were pirated and used by Anthropic PBC to train large language models for use by its Claude chatbot. A class action lawsuit was filed last year against Anthropic for copyright infringement by three authors. In a settlement reached this fall Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the lawsuit. Yes, $1.5 BILLION! Experts say if the company had not settled, it might very well have been put out of business paying multiple billions of...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/two-of-my-books-were-used-to-train-ai-am-i-angry-yes-i-am</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690d033937b86efe0203db18</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_0487a92a8f5c4a82ac442e38dd657ef4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under Attack by AI ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re all under attack. Easy access to Artificial Intelligence has fueled the proliferation of scams, including scams targeting authors...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/under-attack-by-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e6e78515335a80a8284025</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_586eae8a64c54104a80ce1fb669fb01b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_427,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A library in your bedroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[10-year-old Connie Libraries played an important role in my relationship with books from an early age. Especially since I couldn’t afford...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/a-library-in-your-bedroom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686815a4d7f2edd2bbad2ebb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_411bea308eda4ce7bb4c8d0b6132776d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_395,h_585,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing a rock musician character with a little help from some real musicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Connie Lacy Mel Johnston, Yannie Beliziano, Kyle Lacy and Amanda D'Amico - four working musicians I interviewed to write my...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/writing-a-rock-musician-character-with-a-little-help-from-some-real-musicians</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678bf97c0c0eed12ffa4b6f2</guid><category><![CDATA[#TimeTravelFiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[writing musician characters]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_0e7bea25a5fe48c99d5a9dea64cc020c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A secondary character in my latest book is a closeted lesbian]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve read The October That Changed Everything , you know who that lesbian character is. If you have yet to read it, I will not...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/a-secondary-character-in-my-latest-book-is-a-closeted-lesbian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670150c59cf4f9b1d16fb8a2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:46:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_52f539d9ba5c4d5bad15a68125b405f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_371,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m nearly finished with the first draft of my next novel. (High fiving myself.) It’s a time travel story partly set in the year 2054....]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/the-future-of-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66dca5392091901caaf56a66</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:39:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_76bae4cf7d1c42aa81dcdeeb31dceb7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Authentic, compelling… A stunner."  The review that made me smile.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm thrilled with the review of The October That Changed Everything from The Prairies Book Review! See for yourself. "Authentic,...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/authentic-compelling-a-stunner-the-review-that-made-me-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663d4e6f54f89f1f944b2833</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 00:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_f7793ca5d94942428c1d6e5e531eae52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My new book is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962]]></title><description><![CDATA[(My latest novel, The October That Changed Everything, is available in eBook for pre-order through April 1, 2024 on Amazon. It’ll be...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/my-new-book-is-set-during-the-cuban-missile-crisis-of-1962</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f5fe36094326c00a1184a5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:32:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_ebda8e3a7a6142aeb99c79138fe64d4a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freezing your legs off in 1962]]></title><description><![CDATA[A picture of me, (2nd from left,) and my sister Susan, (3rd from left,) along with two friends when I was in 2nd grade and my sister was...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/freezing-your-legs-off-in-1962</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6574d13032e0c884cfad4b32</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_ffb6ea96804641cbb0b319414cf0cb31~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passing on a two-lane &#38; other tidbits from the Sixties]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my most popular blog posts was originally published six years ago as I prepared to release A Daffodil for Angie, my young adult...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/passing-on-a-two-lane-other-tidbits-from-the-sixties</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64fe50f57a9c8dd9f96f4741</guid><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[1960s Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 23:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_d8dd90c8abfc46ec88c652bff8be86cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_384,h_384,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheesy? The pits? What we ate in ’62]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Connie Lacy When my new novel comes out later this year, one of the things you’ll notice about 1962 is the food they ate. One of my...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/cheesy-the-pits-what-we-ate-in-62</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a5c4c259780cf0b46ec818</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:13:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_c4b6ad5278034a90a62e1ea46e08b4d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_251,h_191,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sista-bun" - and now "Brotha-bun" - the origin of a nickname]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Note: This blog post was first published in October of 2019. My update is at the end.) When I was a kid, my family lived in Japan and...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/sista-bun-and-now-brotha-bun-the-origin-of-a-nickname</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6429bdbaf7c0cc38ffe40e06</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 18:01:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_9448d13065a842d5848893831a3b047a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_584,h_520,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early sixties fashions for my next book]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write my next novel I’ve been researching fashions of the early 1960s – the setting for my forthcoming book. Many readers jump to...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/early-sixties-fashions-for-my-next-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6409021069838380387f3cf0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:20:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_0be5053616a64e49b4f19a344f3edf44~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_497,h_520,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A spooky fantasy podcast!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend and fellow author Leah Noel is living proof that what may at first seem like a detour in life might turn out to be the road you...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/a-spooky-fantasy-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63dd11d357f4e282f69651d3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_0c1c8e4fb28348b19917e96a2e4bba83~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_773,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning to create Book Trailers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my quest to promote my books and reach more potential readers, I’ve recently dived into the world of book trailers. My latest effort...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/learning-to-create-book-trailers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637e6d0e3acd48028d373935</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/-paYJYYFyys" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How my book covers are born]]></title><description><![CDATA[Above, on the right, you see the cover of my latest novel, "Livvy and Enchanted Woodland." I'm super pleased with how it turned out....]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/how-my-book-covers-are-born</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631246b5de0f36ddabbad831</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:43:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_f8736def85ff4a15aef2b31af8a27dcb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity in 1918. No electricity in 1930. How can that be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My forthcoming novel is set in the year 1930. The main character lives on a farm in rural Georgia in the southeastern United States with...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/electricity-in-1918-no-electricity-in-1930-how-can-that-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62aa2572e62543d5a076051b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_ef69ca7f8346474e8e07a72609c180b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books that resonate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes books really resonate with readers. I’ve had that experience myself. So it was gratifying to hear from a woman recently who...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/books-that-resonate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624f38efe700de6de4f6d189</guid><category><![CDATA[Young Adult Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_8fcc1625f9ff402e884f241b9daae021~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Top Ten Time Travel List]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a writer of time travel fiction, I was asked recently which eras I would personally like to visit. This is my top ten list, assuming I...]]></description><link>https://www.connielacy.com/post/my-top-ten-time-travel-list</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61caef65838ea30016a3f4c9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:16:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/542345_92812f81f8e54cf1b48ecda5f3fc0d1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Lacy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>