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In Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, published in August, Jane K. Cleland shares practical exercises to nurture imagination, spark original thinking, and resist creative conformity. Her other books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists both won the Agatha Award.

Jane has also written fourteen novels in the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series [St. Martin’s Minotaur, with short fiction published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine]. The series has been optioned for film and TV.

In addition, Jane is a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award, presented by the Wolfe Pack in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Jane has served as President of the New York Chapter and Vice President of the Florida chapter of Mystery Writers of America, and was on the national board.

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An older woman with short gray hair smiles, holding up 'Beat The Bots' by Jane K. Cleland. She wears a gray top and a ring.



Jane Cleland smiling in front of her books and Agatha Awards

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Cover art for Hidden Treasure by Jane K. Cleland

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Cover of the book 'Beat the Bots' by Jane K. Cleland. A humanoid figure is depicted breaking through a wall. The title text in bold red, gold, and white reads: 'Beat the Bots.' The subtitle below states: 'A Writer's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI.' At the top of the cover, there's a quote from Louise Penny. The background color is pale yellow.'

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