Issue #24 - April 2023 Archives - Indie Author Magazine

Accessibility with AI

Discover how Artificial Intelligence can revolutionize your author business and help you reach more readers. Learn about AI-based programs such as dictation software, transcription services, and AI-narrated audiobooks to make your books more accessible to a wider audience. Explore the benefits that AI technology can offer, from increasing writing speed to catering to readers with disabilities or chronic conditions.

Megan Linski-Fox April 1, 2023

Creatives Debate AI’s Impact on Publishing Industry

If you’ve ever used a voice assistant feature like Siri or Alexa to locate information, welcomed movie or podcast suggestions on a streaming service such as Netflix or Spotify, or accepted a suggested correction in a word-processing program, you’ve successfully

Eryka Parker April 1, 2023

Using AI images Legally: What You Need to Know

Note: The information provided here is not legal advice and should not be taken as such. It is meant for general education purposes only. With the right prompts from a human, AI image generators, such as Midjourney (https://midjourney.com/), DALL-E 2

Gill Fernley April 1, 2023

AI: Your Perfect Plotting Partner?

Being an indie author is a lot of work. Until we hit the best-seller lists, we’re often forced to wear an entire haberdashery’s worth of hats. We’re constantly researching new ideas, making outlines, finding beta readers or critique partners, and

Jackie Dana April 1, 2023

Ten Tips: Editing with GPT

Generative AI text and art programs may be receiving the most attention right now, but they aren’t the only ways authors can use AI technology. Released in 2020, OpenAI’s GPT-3 large language model made possible many of the text AI

Michael La Ronn April 1, 2023

Ten Tips: ChatGPT Prompts

Since Open AI’s ChatGPT was released last November, it’s arguably become the most talked about bot since the T-800. But before we face the inevitable future in which we must choose to either embrace our robot overlords or battle sentient

Jenn Lessmann April 1, 2023

Using AI Art to Level Up Your Author Career: An Artist’s Perspective

Artist Tanya Hales Explains What AI Art Generation Can Offer Authors, Publishers Images generated by Tanya Hales in Midjourney I’ve been an artist and writer since I was old enough to hold a pencil, and I started earning money from

Tanya Hales April 1, 2023

Q&A: Sudowrite, the AI Writing Platform, Makes Its Introduction

Picture by Artsmart A.I My quarry sits across from me, fidgeting nervously, scratching sweaty palms. We’re in a hotel room hastily arranged for the interview. My cell phone is placed between us, set to record, and my notebook and pen

Elaine Bateman April 1, 2023

From the Industry

Prosperity: Multiply Your Success with AI

Does it seem to you like everyone, or almost everyone, is freaking out as AI and ChatGPT gain recognition and popularity? Are you someone who thinks that these two could be taking cash money right out of your pocket? I’m

Honoree Corder April 1, 2023

Dear Indie Annie

Dear Indie Annie: Apprehensive about AI

Dear Indie Annie, If I’m being honest, AI concerns me. I worry about its impact on the publishing industry and that it is taking jobs away from creatives. I also worry about the potential for plagiarism with what it creates.

Indie Annie April 1, 2023

Seven Ways AI Art Can Improve Your Book Launch

Since its launch in 2022, Midjourney has been a game-changer for the internet’s supply of adorable cat photos. AI-generated cat illustrations are almost everywhere. Tabbies sip catnip tea, wear designer clothes, and sport rainbow-colored fur. However, few people realize how

Merrie Destefano April 1, 2023

(Artificially) Intelligent Advertising

What You Should Know about AI as a Marketing Tool Alexa. Google. Bixby. Siri. The automated voice that directs you when you call a business. Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and it’s growing. Can it help indie authors market their

Gayle Leeson April 1, 2023

Decoding AI

‘Artificial Intelligence’ Sounds Straight Out of Sci-Fi. But What Can It Really Do? The robots are coming for your keyboards and your wallets. At least, that’s how the news may make it sound. In recent months, technological advancements in artificial

David Viergutz April 1, 2023

From the Industry

Understanding the Facebook Ads Formula

Facebook’s advertising platform is, I would argue, the easiest ads platform to learn and the easiest to scale. You can spend a small amount of money and start selling books on the same day. If you get it right. Alternatively,

Steve Higgs April 1, 2023

From the Publisher

Lessons Learned from the Evolution of the Travel Industry: Why Authors Should Embrace AI

As a self-proclaimed geek-in-heels, technology has been a mainstay in my life and career for over three decades. Since my first job out of travel agent training school in 1987, I was the office nerd, the one who could fix

Chelle Honiker April 1, 2023

Humans, Monkeys, and the Muddled Mess of Who Owns Copyright Over AI

Guest Author Ash Roberts Explains Where the Law Stands—for Now People tend to view copyright of AI-generated material as a settled issue, but that isn’t quite true. When it comes to AI, the legal case—or, more accurately, cases—for copyright is

Ash Roberts April 1, 2023

From the Industry

Martelle’s Motivation: The Great AI Debate

I’m not a fan of this topic because it’s a heavy quagmire of technical lingo while also crossing over the legal threshold and getting the lawsuit treatment, which means fitting those square techno-pegs into round legal holes. We’ll see how

Craig Martelle April 1, 2023

From the Managing Editors

Editor’s Letter: More than Two Sides to the Story

At IAM, we have always prided ourselves on our ability to dissect and disseminate technology information for authors. From the beginning, we’ve understood the importance of having the right tools for your business and knowing how to use them. So

Nicole Schroeder April 1, 2023

AI on the Brain?

Additional Resources for Keeping Up with the Latest AI News Technology is constantly changing, yet rarely do we give a lot of thought to what powers that technology. Not so with artificial intelligence, or AI. With the recent surge in

Grace Snoke April 1, 2023

Opinions & Editorials

OP-ED: AI Could Be Great, But It Has to Be Good First

Without Ethical Standards, AI Poses Risks to the Creative Industry As co-founder of the Future of Publishing Mastermind, people ask me about artificial intelligence (AI) a lot. Since I’ve been on several panels extolling the dangers of AI in creative

Russell Nohelty April 1, 2023

Opinions & Editorials

OP-ED: My Writing Career was Saved by AI

How These Tools Became My Secret Weapon Concerning. Frustrating. Scary. Terrifying. Horrifying. These are all words I’ve seen used to describe writing with AI in the last week alone. If anyone knows how to use words to rile up the

Stephanie Pajonas April 1, 2023

You’ve Used AI for Years …

… And You Probably Didn’t Realize It. Technology is constantly changing, yet rarely do we give a lot of thought to what powers that technology. Not so with artificial intelligence, or AI. With the recent surge in AI programs and

Grace Snoke April 1, 2023

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Series: Issue #24 - April 2023

Accessibility with AI

Creatives Debate AI’s Impact on Publishing Industry

Using AI images Legally: What You Need to Know

AI: Your Perfect Plotting Partner?

Ten Tips: Editing with GPT

Ten Tips: ChatGPT Prompts

Using AI Art to Level Up Your Author Career: An Artist’s Perspective

Q&A: Sudowrite, the AI Writing Platform, Makes Its Introduction

Prosperity: Multiply Your Success with AI

Dear Indie Annie: Apprehensive about AI

Seven Ways AI Art Can Improve Your Book Launch

(Artificially) Intelligent Advertising

Decoding AI

Understanding the Facebook Ads Formula

Lessons Learned from the Evolution of the Travel Industry: Why Authors Should Embrace AI

Humans, Monkeys, and the Muddled Mess of Who Owns Copyright Over AI

Martelle’s Motivation: The Great AI Debate

Editor’s Letter: More than Two Sides to the Story

AI on the Brain?

OP-ED: AI Could Be Great, But It Has to Be Good First

OP-ED: My Writing Career was Saved by AI

You’ve Used AI for Years …

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