My first solid project of the year is to re-issue Masters of Air & Fire. To that end, I have selected cover art that can be cropped for an e-book cover and also work as a paperback cover, although with some fiddling. There’s been a lot of buzz about using AI programs to create cover art, but I’m choosing to go through Shutterstock, where I’m pretty sure an actual human is being paid for their work.
My next step will be to create a splashy title to go on the cover. Then I’ll use Canva to lay it out. Once I have something to show around, I’ll begin reformatting the text for the e-book. Another step I have to do is assigning a new ISBN. However, the Bowker system is undergoing maintenance, so that that will have to wait a day or three.
These will be the easy parts. I’m hoping to handle most of it this weekend, because the trade paper process takes longer. Someone (or another AI, who knows) has to approve it and then I wait for printed copies. Hm… Maybe I should do that first?
Anyhow! It’s time to get started on that title. Cheers, all!
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AI art was fun for awhile, but I miss the less-than-perfect but heartfelt human art. Good luck with the re-issue!
In regard to AI art, human work has been replaced by technology for ages. “I’m Zog the Strong. What do you mean you don’t need me to pick up heavy things because you have this basket with round things that roll?”
But it’s changed. I have a relative whose job was replaced by technology, but he got an early retirement. Usually, that’s what would happen–when older people retired, they wouldn’t be replaced by younger people who got different jobs.
Now, things are changing so fast, people who are still young and far from retirement are starting to be replaced. That can be a real problem.
I’m not using AI art for things either.