2023 predictions for authors about publishing (AI writing, chatGPT legal issues and copyright) - Creativindie

 Panzer stopped in at the Creativindie site today. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about AI.

10 days until Valentine's Day.

The post by Derek Murphy discusses the pros and cons of AI writing and artwork. Included in the post are links to other posts with information about chatGPT, MidJourney and possible issues with AI.

Panzer says, "There's a lot of good information in the post.

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, your lunch and two muffins for dessert for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, you'll need to decide what else to bring to eat and drink.

To read the post tootle over to 2023 Predictions

AI Art For Authors - The Creative Penn

I'll get lost in all this information.

Today, Panzer found more information about AI generated artwork when he stopped in at The Creative Penn site. There our adventuresome kitty boy found a podcast interview segment titled Using AI For Art, Images, And Book Covers With Derek Murphy. Earlier this week Panzer told you about the problems some AI artwork creators have had using their work.

In the podcast author and The Creative Penn site owner Joanna Penn interviews author Derek Murphy about his writing and artwork and the uses of AI generated artwork. They also compare AI artwork generators MidJourney, DALL -E and Stable Diffusion.

 

The podcast is almost 60 minutes long. There's a transcript of the podcast included at the site.

 

To listen to the podcast segment tootle over to Derek Murphy Interview

To read the previous post about AI generated artwork tootle over to MidJourney

MidJourney AI art for book cover design (how is this legal?) - Creativindie

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Creativindie site. There with a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about MidJourney AI artwork. Yesterday, Panzer told you about Getty Images removing all AI generated artwork from the site.

 

Can you tell I'm excited?

According to author Derek Murphy's post, there are reasons why authors need to make alterations to any AI generated artwork they plan to use for book covers. Not the least of these reasons is with the copyright problems he explains. Included in the post are numerous AI generated artworks he generated using MidJourney software.

 

Panzer says, "You will love the artwork in his post."

 

Note: This is a humongous post. You'll need to bring your lunch and your dinner for today's trip through AI land.

 

To read the post tootle over to MidJourney ai

How to cancel or postpone a KDP preorder deadline without penalty - Creativindie

Today Panzer decided to visit some of the sites he hasn't been to for a while. Our nostalgic kitty boy made a stop at the Creativindie site. With a little digging in the posts there he found one about cancelling or postponing an author's pre-order deadline.

 

Cats don't like deadlines.

According to site owner and author Derek Murphy, over the years he's had to change his pre-order deadlines several times. Previously, KDP banned him from having pre-orders for a year. Now KDP has changed the pre-order deadline cancel and postpone rules. Derek Murphy explains the new rules and the steps necessary to successfully use them.

Panzer says, "Sometimes life just gets in the way and you can't finish your book on time."

Note:This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading lesson.

 

To read the post tootle over to KDP preorder

Book cover design tutorials (best art and fonts + photoshop tips) - CreativIndie

Panzer is on author Derek Murphy's email list. Before he began his writing career, Derek Murphy was a book cover designer. His email today includes a link to a series of tutorials he put together on book cover design. The tutorials demonstrate fonts, mood, character, background, lighting, magic, and typography. The tutorials are free to watch on YouTube.

Free is good. Double free is great.

 

Panzer says, "Don't worry if you don't have Photoshop. Gimp software works just like Photoshop and it's free."

 

To watch the tutorials tootle over to book cover design tutorials

Why Amazon is deleting book reviews: understanding Amazon's new review policy and how to get bck deleted reviews - CreativINDIE

Panzer took a short trip into the Catosphere today. He has been hearing a lot about Amazon's new "product" review policy. That's the one he told you about earlier this week that bans free products for reviews. Our traveling kitty pilot stopped in at the CreativINDIE site today to check out Derek Murphy's new post about Amazon's policy

Just do it.

According to Derek Murphy's post, although Amazon denied the policy would apply to books, some authors have seen their ebook/book reviews deleted because of the policy. It appears because the reviewers were told to use the wording, they were given a "free book in exchange for a review" those reviews were deleted. Amazon determined the reviewers were given an incentive for the review. The post includes an example of wording which should pass the new Amazon review policy test, as well as a suggestion of how to get the deleted reviews back.

Panzer says, "It's Amazon's house, so you have to play by their house rules ... Even when the house rules change."

Note: This is a short-long post. Bring a cup of cocoa and one-and-a-half muffins for today's reading selection.

To read Derek Murphy's post, tootle over to book reviews

To read the post about Amazon's announcement of the new review policy, tootle over to free reviews