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Beta Reader Edits
After privately printing 20 copies and soliciting feedback from around 15 Beta readers, Beta V3 is ready for my professional editor to begin her work on 3/7/3026. Most of the feedback has been along the lines of "not my usual genre but really good.", "I'm not too technical but the read, didnt make me feel stupid.", "Loved the depth of your characters", "wow, didnt see that coming", "will there be a Book Two?". Some feedaback led to the addition of 33 pages for V3. Most of th
Mike Talbot
2 days ago1 min read


Searching for Beta Readers
Book one is headed to the printer. I haven't submitted to any publishers yet because I am waiting on Beta reader feedback. Getting the story to this point has been a long journey. My goal was to create a specific type of sci-fi. One that blends the human condition, together with digital systems, spanning centuries and looking deeply into our reality. What started out as a joke, poking fun at a work colleague, turned into an over-reaction. The rest is history. With the help o
Mike Talbot
Jan 31 min read
Many years in the Making
Early 2014, this journey began. What started as a midday office conversation between two mid-level data guys turned into something that would live inside my head for more than a decade. In the very beginning, it was fueled by spirited technical conversations—sometimes lasting hours—with my oldest son. The Idea , Chapter One, the beginning of multiple threads, was sparked during a late evening discussion with him and my oldest step-daughter. Wine, conversation, ideas tossed ar
Mike Talbot
Dec 28, 20253 min read


Latency as a Moral Signal
In this story, I dive deep into human decision latency as a fault, a liability as systems backed by AI become smarter, faster, self-directing. Can you think of examples in your own life where digitization or automation is moving faster than you’re comfortable with? Which systems that support you every day would you not want to see operating without meaningful human oversight? 300 years from now the question will be the same. What do you think the future's answer will be?
Mike Talbot
Dec 28, 20251 min read
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