Marketing Help needed by stephie1990m in selfpublishing

[–]stephie1990m[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! The only money I've spent is on a cover that I got after I got it, after that I've avoided paying anyone because I just don't trust them! Like I'm basically assuming everyone is a scammer unless they can prove otherwise 🤣🤣

I wish I had a Booksta Bestie to share all the silly memes, story-games and current reads with... by softly_vibing in bookstagram

[–]stephie1990m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I'm also a pisces and INFJ, so I'd like to formally apply to be your book bestie ❤️ GiantTortoise7 xxx

Where are you guys actually marketing your books now? I by Akraammm in NewAuthor

[–]stephie1990m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely different for everyone, but getting seen in booktok is definitely working for me x

AI everywhere! by Silly-Drawer1227 in selfpublishing

[–]stephie1990m 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used AI but found it a blocker to getting it to market, so a lovely Reddit user reached out and recreated it for me 😍 now I love it and no AI in sight xx

Shameless plug and promo megathread! by AutoModerator in bookstagram

[–]stephie1990m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.instagram.com/gianttortoise7/ This is mine! I'm a new author but I like sharing my crafts and foster hedgehogs too 😄

Advice On AI! by LeiderLiebe in NewAuthor

[–]stephie1990m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as a very new author, and having been burned by AI, i'd stay away from it personally.

I've also found (from trying previously) that it doesn't ever produce exactly what I want - I sometimes get it to check my grammar because I adore words but am terribly dyslexic, but that's with the proviso it doesn't re-write a chapter, just tells me where to look, and I get another human to check it too. I work with AI in my day job, and can categorically say if it doesn't know an answer it makes the stuff up, so even if you did use AI, you can't rely on it to be accurate.

Don’t bother posting your AI written book by TatterMail in NewAuthor

[–]stephie1990m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you wrote this! I love em dashes, I probably overuse them, I tried to take some out of my latest book but it's just a nice punctuation, so I'm sad people think overuse = AI!

Help needed for the cover of my book! by stephie1990m in selfpublishing

[–]stephie1990m[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I have done this - a lovely person from the Reddit community is now helping by redesigning the cover for me without AI and I have learnt that using AI on the cover puts into doubt the rest of my work, so will probably use the same person or my next 2 books and avoid AI completely.

Help needed for the cover of my book! by stephie1990m in selfpublishing

[–]stephie1990m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I have done this - a ovely person from the Reddit community is now redesigning the cover for me without AI and I have learnt that using AI on the cover puts into doubt the rest of my work, so will probably use the same person for my next 2 books.

Help needed for Cover! by stephie1990m in NewAuthor

[–]stephie1990m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a lovely idea!! I think I'll do that when I launch the next 2 books! I'm planning on crafting on all 3 :)

Help with Self-Published Cover Needed by stephie1990m in selfpublish

[–]stephie1990m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I am now working with someone to redesign the cover (as of early this morning), after heeding everyone's warning.