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2026 Press Kit
Section II

# The facts.

Career, business, recognition, credits, quotes. Everything quotable, one document.

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Fact sheet · At a glance

## Everything quotable,
on one page.

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216
Novels
published
21
Pen
names
1,600+
Authors
taught
15
Years in
publishing

#### Career

- 15 years in publishing (first publication: May 2011)
- 216 novels published across 21 pen names
- 96 novels written pre-AI — the traditional way
- Pre-AI roles: trad, hybrid, indie author; editor; proofreader; blogger; cover designer; slush-pile reader at a Big Six
- Teaching writing craft publicly since 2013

#### Business

- Founder, PlotProse (plotprose.com)
- 1,600+ authors taught through PlotProse
- Creator, The Coral Method — market-first, craft-first AI-assisted publishing
- Flagship: Launchpad — one-month mentorship, blank page to three published books
- High six figures in 9 months of AI-assisted publishing · zero paid ads

#### Recognition

- Imbali Award — Romance Writers of Southern Africa. Regional equivalent of the former RITA.
- Former Vice Chairperson, Romance Writers of Southern Africa

#### Public platforms

- coralhart.com — main site
- Authors & AI Substack — weekly, coralhart.substack.com
- Authors & AI show — weekly
- plotprose.com — training & community

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## Press credits & pull-quotes.

#### Press credits (major)

- The New York Times — feature: “Can AI Chatbots Write Emotionally Rich Romance Books?” (8 Feb 2026)
- The New York Times podcast — “Something Big Is Happening: AI Rocks the Romance Novel Industry” (13 Feb 2026)
- NPR’s 1A / WAMU — panel on AI in book publishing (22 Apr 2026)
- Brave New Bookshelf — episodes 49 & 64 (21 Apr 2026)
- Writing With AI Podcast with Fred Graver (21 Apr 2026)
- Also — Indie Author Magazine, PublishDrive, Killzoneblog, James Blatch
- Commentary in — Gizmodo, Futurism, Halifax Examiner, Aftermath, Cybernews, Gigazine, Cornell Daily Sun, Kathleen Schmidt’s Substack

#### Approved pull-quotes

- I stopped being a writer a long time ago and became a publisher who writes.
- Writing is an art. Publishing is a business.
- Readers are buying feelings, not books.
- AI can’t unlearn what it’s learned. I’m embracing this tool. I genuinely don’t think it will go away.
- We are on the hill. Get to the top of it. There’s no good reason to die on it.
- The most dangerous thing any person can be right now is afraid of AI.

#### Contact

- Press — info@coralhart.com
- Speaking — info@coralhart.com · subject: Speaking inquiry

Current as of April 2026 Full bios, talking points & topics in the complete press kit
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