Happy new year, Wendy! I hope you’re all set for a great year, too!

I agree that we won’t be able to rely on AI for emotions — humor or otherwise. But the tool I use is great for the research piece. That, combined with human input (like my opening few paragraphs), can make it useful for certain tasks. But would I write a nonfiction book with it (I don’t write fiction)? Nope. When I write nonfiction, I want to help others by sharing what I’ve learned. AI doesn’t have access to that! But with the right information, the tool I use might be able to create chapter topics. I can see using it to save time with certain tasks, but it will never replace me (or you!).

Based on your professional background, I think it IS time for you to tackle the books in video. YouTube might be your gateway to Instagram and TikTok, too. Part of my problem with all of this is FINDING THE TIME! What’s your biggest obstacle?

Finally…thank you for always being an intelligent, uplifting voice here. I am SO grateful for you.

Sandy

It seems that results depend on the tool, Joy. And Galactica lasted only 3 days, so that’s probably not the best example. It’s a reminder, however, that AI won’t replace people. You still have to bring your brain to the party, and I trust that my subscribers reading this will do that.

The software I used to write the post was created specifically for authors, so in addition to writing blog posts like this, it can create character names and descriptions, plot summaries, and so on. None of this puts users at risk. It also doesn’t use the fill-in-the-blanks type of prompt that Janelle used, so there’s no risk of that problem.

Sandy

I stand corrected! Really funny article, thanks!

And I didn’t know Meta was behind this…no surprise it’s hokey.

As always, inspiring content. AI rubs me all wrong, but for factoids it probably makes sense. For humor or originality, we’ll likely remain on our own.

I have a YouTube channel (2 actually, don’t know how to combine them!), but I only post non-book stuff — just a few bird/animal videos.

It might be time to tackle the books. I do find Tik-Tok and Instagram abbreviated, contrived, and ‘young’ for this ranch-hand.

Most of all, I want to wish you an exciting, creative, prosperous and healthy New Year. Hope your holidays were restorative, fun and idea-generating. And I know we all look forward to new author directions and insights in 2023 as self-publishing continues to evolve!

Blessings ~

Wendy

Thanks for the tip, Joy.

Sandy