This is an interesting take on an over discussed topic. The transcript argues that traditional publishing has a double standard around AI: industry insiders may use AI in their own writing while discouraging authors from doing the same. It challenges the idea that AI-assisted writing is inherently illegitimate. Key points: - Authorship is about creative authority, not generating every word. Authors have long used editors, researchers, ghostwriters, and collaborators without losing authorship. - AI training is not the same as piracy. Courts distinguish between building libraries from pirated books and using lawfully acquired books for transformative fair use. Learning from existing works is also how human writers develop. - AI can support legitimate authorship, including for people with disabilities or those facing barriers to polished prose. Wealthy authors have long used human assistance; AI democratizes access to similar help. - Institutional definitions of authorship are problematic. Redefining authorship to require a certain amount of human-generated text gives publishers, agents, and organizations power to police creative processes. - Secrecy and compliance distort behavior. Many authors hide AI use due to backlash, while conscientious beginners may avoid AI unnecessarily. Publishers and agents may use AI themselves while enforcing strict bans on authors. - Distinguish creative authority from contractual authority. Publishers can set submission rules, but those rules should not define legitimate authorship universally. Authors should set their own ethical standards. - Copyright and authorship are separate. The U.S. Copyright Office distinguishes human-authored expression from AI-generated content, which creates practical problems for collaborative works, but copyright frameworks should not define who qualifies as an author. - Authors should retain creative control, use AI only when it serves the project, investigate contract clauses, and avoid letting fear of judgment hinder their development.

Somehow I forgot to say 3dbookmock.pro (no AI) is live and free for now to create 3d Mockups. You just upload your cover, spine and back graphics and can create whatever view you want ***** It was asked on another channel if anyone had tried this site for 3d Mockups https://trythreed.com/m/novellas These are a breeze and no reason to pay any service. I sent this answer there so I'm sharing it here to.. and of course... something new to add to WCP's image tools so I just tried this in chatgpt with this: i need a prompt to put a cover image on a 3d mockup of a book or a series box of an [x] number of books. it needs to create a spine with the title and authors name from the cover image. the book size is a standard 6x9 paperback book with a 1/2" thick spine. the view should b 3/4 view showing the spine at the left of the cover image. can you give me the prompt and create the image? It gave me the second image below. ( I should have said on a white background) So i asked: "can i have the prompt that created this?" Absolutely. Here is the prompt that created the mockup, cleaned up slightly so it’s easier to reuse: Create a cinematic, high-end photorealistic 3D paperback book mockup using the uploaded cover image as the exact front-cover artwork. The physical book is a standard 6 × 9 inch trade paperback with an approximately 0.5-inch spine. Show the book standing upright in a three-quarter view, with the spine clearly visible on the LEFT side of the front cover. The front cover should remain the dominant visible surface. Preserve the uploaded cover artwork faithfully: - Deep red and black leather-like texture - Ornate antique gold corner filigree - Crimson occult/ritual compass design - Large silver-white title typography - Red ampersand and decorative flourishes - Gold subtitle - Framed author-name panel Do not redesign or substantially alter the original cover. Create a matching professionally designed spine based on the cover artwork.

What to use and when. Love this chart

Welcome all new folks!! So a big welcome for: @Amber Bailey @Sara Balanis @Jessie James @Emma Wratten @Lydia Wilmsen @Himanshu Sethi @Eugene Seva @Alex Nova @Doug Talbott Welcome to the Room!! This is a site to help all authors, but especially those who want to write with AI help and not create Crap! This is also the support Channel for two online writing apps WordCrafter.Pro and BookWeaver.pro! BookWeaver.Pro is a fully automated writing tool that creates books for you but you stay in control, being able to edit along the way. BookWeaver also includes PlotCrafter a tool to generate plot ideas when you don't know what to write. Never have writers block again! Wordcrafter.Pro has a unique system that allows you to work with a virtual AI team of personas rather than just tell claude"Write this". you do not have to figure out prompts just talk to them and they will help guide you through the process with a full editing suite of tools to write with you and not for you. BookWeaver and PlotCrafter are both included in WordCrafter as options so you do not need both tools. If you are reading this and not here for WordCRafter.Pro that's cool too. We are a community of writers who use AI to help write stories that are meaningful and real (or so we hope). My goal for everyone here is to be productive, successful, and prolific in your writing. No matter how you want to write. We are here to help! Just ask

Welcome to New Members! Welcome all new folks! On this Channel we support creatives and writers of all genres whether you use AI help or not. More specifically we have developed the Professional Writing System and an App WordCrafter.Pro to help you create, complete, market and sell you stories successfully. If you are reading this and not here for WordCRafter.Pro that's cool too. We are a community of writers who use AI to help write stories that are meaningful and real (or so we hope). My goal for everyone here is to be productive, successful, and prolific in your writing. No matter how you want to write. We are here to help So a big welcome for: @J P @Ebone Holmes @James Ford @Jacob Perry @Abdullah Muhammad