The AI Assisted Artisan Author: Prompting, ChatGPT, Sudowrite, Midjourney

Do you want to be an AI-Assisted Artisan Author? Do you want to learn how to use AI tools to enhance your creative process and make the author journey more fun?

In this positive and upbeat online session, Joanna (J.F.) Penn will demonstrate how to use various tools for different stages of the writing and marketing process.

The session will cover:

• Attitude to AI, ethical usage, copyright, legalities, what it can and can't do (at the time of recording)
• How to prompt ChatGPT in the most effective way — designing your mega prompt
• ChatGPT for fiction — brainstorming, worldbuilding, character ideation, outlining, discovery writing, book titles,
• ChatGPT for non-fiction — book titles, outlining, topics, writing
• Sudowrite for aspects of fiction
• ChatGPT for editing — plus, ProWritingAid
• ChatGPT for book marketing — sales descriptions, social media
• Midjourney — social media images, character portraits, book cover considerations
• What's coming next in AI? (auto-GPT, text to video, and more)
• Q&A

Who is Joanna Penn?

Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Penn. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. www.TheCreativePenn.com

Joanna has been covering aspects of AI as it relates to authors since 2016. You can find the backlist of podcast episodes and articles here.

Joanna is also the author of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Virtual Worlds: The Impact of Converging Technologies On Authors and the Publishing Industry.

What is an AI-Assisted Artisan Author (A4)?

Some will choose to use AI tools in a high-production model, but that is not the only approach.

As an AI-Assisted Artisan Author, I intend to personally oversee and hand-craft my books and products while also incorporating AI writing and creativity tools into my process.

I aim to produce books of higher quality and work with the tools to go deeper into my themes and write in an ever more personal way than I have done before. As Anais Nin said, “If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.”

Because it’s not about the production of words. It’s not about the paragraphs pouring out like rain. It’s about meaning and connection between humans.

Listen to my episode / read the transcript to learn more about the AI-Assisted Artisan Author.

Will this session be recorded? Will the recording be available for sale?

The session will be recorded but the recording will only be available to ticket-holders. I will not sell the recording. I am only doing these as live sessions as AI tools change every week, but depending on demand, I will run more of them over time.

Is this session useful for both fiction and non-fiction authors?

Yes, I write both and I'll give examples for both.

Is this session for AI-positive or AI-curious writers/authors only?

Yes. I will give an overview of the issues with AI tools, but this is an AI-positive session.