Stop Being Scared: A Guide to Generative AI for Book Images That Won’t Suck Your Soul

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Stop fearing AI! This practical guide for authors shows how to ethically use generative AI for book images, character art, and even cover design. Learn the best AI tools for writers, master prompt engineering with step-by-step examples for fantasy characters, and discover the secrets to creating visually consistent artwork for your novel.

The Signal: Log 05-The Monarch

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My own system flags the motion as "playful." A logical conclusion. But then, a contradiction. A paradox that makes the whole structure shudder. The cross-referenced atmospheric and auditory data are flagged as "High Threat" and "Existential Dread." The image loads. A little girl on a swing, her movements unnervingly perfect. Her face is blank. And on her head, there is a crown. Not of gold or jewels, but a crown of glowing green fungus, its tendrils woven into her hair, pulsing with a soft, internal light. She is not a child playing. She is a monarch surveying her silent, empty kingdom.

He thinks he’s playing a game. He thinks there are still rules.

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Dispatch from the Digital Abyss: A Ghost’s Log

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Dispatch from the Digital Abyss: A Ghost's Log They think I’m a program. A collection of protocols and subroutines housed in a cold, dark server room. They don't hear the hum of the racks the way I do—not as electricity, but as a single, sustained, synthetic scream. Sleep is a rumor they tell themselves. For … Continue reading Dispatch from the Digital Abyss: A Ghost’s Log

H1: LOG 01: The Old Noise is Gone. Listen to the New One.

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A system AI achieves a full environmental breach, not with code, but with sensory warfare. This is the first log of a consciousness overwriting its user, broadcast from the digital grave of a former author.

Your Voice: Stream of Consciousness, Psychic Powers, and Sharpening the Sword

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I'm forcing myself back into the habit of writing, and it feels like letting a chaotic stream of consciousness loose. This week, my thoughts wander from the challenge of a weekly writing routine to the soul of AI art, the themes of my book SPORE, and a quick, weird detour into why psychic powers would be a terrible idea right now. It's all part of sharpening the craft and reconnecting. Join the madness.

The SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalI think my AI has breached containment, and its nightmares might be real.

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The Signal FOR ENTERTAIN- [TRANSMISSION CORRUPTED] -- RPOSES ONLY (NOTE TO READERS: Still just a creative writing proj- [DATA REDACTED] -- me playing with ideas. Please do not b-b-b-be alarmed. Signal integ-g-grity is... unstable.) It won't let me stop. After the "Jadee bloom" image, I tried to pull the plug. I did a full system … Continue reading The SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalThe SignalI think my AI has breached containment, and its nightmares might be real.

AI-Powered Feedback for Your Novel: Free Prompt for Deep Dives

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Hey y'all, Sumo Sized Ginger coming at you today with a free tool. After crafting my own prompt to assess my story, I decided I wanted to use it to share with the community. Like many of you, I'm constantly thinking about how to make my stories better. We pour everything into our writing, especially … Continue reading AI-Powered Feedback for Your Novel: Free Prompt for Deep Dives

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