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Author biography
ML Brei
Short bio
ML Brei is an author, teacher, publisher, and researcher whose work explores the relationship between language, technology, writing, and human experience. A member of Smith College's first graduating class in computer science, she later worked at Hewlett-Packard, taught and developed curricula, and pursued research in generative AI and prompt engineering. She is the founder of Meripoint Books & Writing Corner in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Long bio
ML Brei writes at the intersection of language, technology, imagination, and human experience. She began her studies in the humanities at Smith College and became part of the college's first graduating class in computer science. After working at Hewlett-Packard, she turned to teaching, curriculum development, consulting, and writing.
Through her work with Joint Computer Technologies and Training Management (JCTM), she pursued sustained research into generative artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, leading to books and courses designed to make complex technical ideas approachable and useful. Her nonfiction includes Prompt Engineering Foundations: A Guide to the Body of Knowledge, while her fiction and reflective work explore technological change, human connection, and enduring traditions.
Brei founded Meripoint Books in 2024 and opened Meripoint Books & Writing Corner in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2026 as a literary space for books, workshops, author events, and conversations among writers and readers.
Publicity resources
Author photograph & book media sheets
Downloadable materials for journalists, reviewers, booksellers, event organizers, and interviewers. Each book publicity sheet is a one-page PDF with book information, author biography, interview topics, and contact details.
Prompt Engineering Foundations
A Guide to the Body of Knowledge
Advanced AI Command Course
Prompt Engineering
Conversing with AI
A Handbook for Writers
A Different Type of Soul
A novel set against the early personal-computer race.
The Christian Symbols of the Twelve Days of Christmas
Faith, reflection, and kindness through Christmastide.
Radio interview
Conversing with AI: A Handbook for Writers
Listen to ML Brei discuss Conversing with AI: A Handbook for Writers and the practical, thoughtful use of generative AI in a writer’s work.
Interview topics
Possible conversations
Prompt engineering as a professional discipline
Why prompt engineering needs durable principles, shared terminology, and practices that outlast individual AI tools.
Writers and generative AI
How writers can use AI deliberately while retaining judgment, originality, authorship, and voice.
Language, technology, and what remains human
The broader questions that emerge when machines participate in activities once associated primarily with human communication.
Independent publishing and literary community
What small presses, workshops, local bookstores, and writing spaces can contribute to authors and readers.
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