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Okay, Quiz Time - Don't Look it up!
How many of you can answer what the book terminology is of these four images? If you know, don’t spoil it. Just tell us how many!
Okay, Quiz Time - Don't Look it up!
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LOL... I know what goes on the first one but I have not got a name for it! The other 3 I know.
🚨 I SAW SOMETHING UGLY HAPPENING…
The other day, I came across a Facebook post from a smaller creator who was celebrating a milestone. She had published a children's book on Amazon KDP and was excited to share that she had made 𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦! 🎉 Something that should have been celebrated quickly turned UGLY. People started ATTACKING her in the comments, calling her work "AI slop," threatening to report her book to Amazon, and trying to tear down what should have been a proud moment. And for what? Because she used AI to help create her book? Thankfully, this creator was handling the situation with CLASS. She wasn't engaging with the bullies or feeding into the negativity. I don't personally know this woman, but I'm not blind to what's happening. And I can only imagine how frustrating it must feel to share something you're proud of, only to have strangers try to destroy your excitement. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱. 👇 🤖 𝟭. 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗗𝗣'𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦. I think there's a HUGE misunderstanding about AI-generated content and Amazon's publishing policies. Amazon DOES allow AI-generated content, provided it follows their content guidelines. And here's something a lot of the people screaming about AI don't even realize... 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. What Amazon DOES require is that you disclose AI-generated text, images, or translations during the KDP publishing process. That includes AI-generated cover art and interior illustrations. There's also a distinction between AI-generated and AI-assisted content. Amazon does not require disclosure when AI was only used to assist with things like brainstorming, editing, or proofreading your own work. The important thing is to follow Amazon's rules, be truthful in your disclosures, respect intellectual property rights, and create books that provide value to your readers. 💛 𝟮. 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦. Whether you're creating children's books, coloring books, journals, workbooks, or full-length novels, you need to understand something... Not everyone is going to be nice about what you're building.
🚨 I SAW SOMETHING UGLY HAPPENING…
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@Julie Wilson I looked into that a while back. Prompting all day uses less energy than blow drying your hair. Training the new models is where the impact comes from. Also in the recent docs from anthropic, 2 customers use 85% of their compute. AI for writing is a tiny chunk of the rest. The problem may be real, but it is not coming from AI books.
Featured Book Launch: The Stinkiest Bulldog
🎉 Huge congratulations to @Jessica White on publishing her very first book on Amazon KDP! Inspired by her family dog, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘨 is such a cute way to celebrate a very stinky pup! 🐶💕 ➡️ GET IT ON AMAZON NOW Let’s show Jess some support! Download it FREE on Kindle or grab a paperback copy—and join me in congratulating her on becoming a published author! 📚🎉
Featured Book Launch: The Stinkiest Bulldog
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Congratulations! @Jessica White
Snag This Prompt (Author Tarot Card)
Let's have some fun... Take your photo and use this prompt to see what your author Tarot Card says for you... "Create a personalized “Author Destiny” tarot card that reveals the next chapter of my author journey. Invent a meaningful card name, include symbolic imagery connected to writing and publishing, and add a short, encouraging message. Make it magical, beautifully illustrated, and specific enough to inspire action. This is for creative fun, not a real prediction."
Snag This Prompt (Author Tarot Card)
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Share Anything Friday
Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links are allowed. The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇
Share Anything Friday
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@Michael Wish Those look great... I like simple and have always found Calculus a bit of a mystery. Do you think they'd be good for curious adults as well as brilliant children?
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I turned some AI writing jokes into "The Great American Novel" (a blank journal to write your story in...)
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Hi, I'm KAS. Former programmer, full-time writer, amateur artist & perennial smart-ass. Want AI to help, not take over? Join AI for Discovery Writers!

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