#Authors
A Quora ChatGPT bot answered a question incorrectly on the Quora site. That incorrect answer then became Google's default answer for that question. It gets worse from there. AI misinformation is taking over. https://futurism.com/google-search-ai-melt-eggs #writers #authors
Frontmatter Podcast Episode 263: Bruno Rodrigues, Author of Building reproducible analytical pipelines with R https://youtu.be/aXfjhf2cDo0 #books #rprogramming #authors
If you're an author whose book has been used as an AI training data set without your consent, here's what you can do to take action to protect your rights, join forces with other authors, and push the industry toward a fairer system of transparency and compensation.
https://authorsguild.org/news/you-just-found-out-your-book-was-used-to-train-ai-now-what/?fbclid=IwAR0H7R3-GNT4S9toS_TTA-eh80_9e9RpopgdzfyfIZGxopZwSs5W5lxu_S8
#ai #copyrights #authors
And for #Australian #writers, this is from the Australian Society of #Authors: https://www.asauthors.org.au/news/asa-response-to-use-of-australian-books-to-train-ai/
This page is useful for #writers in general, but it's really for US #authors who have been affected by the #AI thingie: https://authorsguild.org/news/you-just-found-out-your-book-was-used-to-train-ai-now-what/
Meet the Author: Carmine Noviello https://leanpub.com/u/carminenoviello #books #writing #authors
If you're a published author and you haven't given permission for your book to be fed into Meta's, Bloomberg's or other AI training systems, and found your work in the database, this Authors’ Guild post may be helpful.
#AI #Bookstodon #Books #Meta #Bloomberg #Authors
https://authorsguild.org/news/you-just-found-out-your-book-was-used-to-train-ai-now-what/
From the Author Help Center: How and when does Leanpub pay royalties? http://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/110527-how-and-when-do-you-pay-royalties #selfpublishing #authors
From the Leanpub Author Help Center: Methods for Writing and Displaying Math in Ebooks and HTML http://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/6116789-methods-for-writing-and-displaying-math-in-ebooks-and-html #books #authors #selfpublishing #writing
This is me, looking plaintively at you in the hope that you will buy and review my new book, OCD-Free: https://www.amazon.com/OCD-Free-Eric-Gordon/dp/B0CHLFPB47/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IZ2AAJ9UBOB7&keywords=ocd-free+gordon&qid=1695846105&sprefix=%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1
Meet the Author: Sebastian Raschka, PhD https://leanpub.com/machine-learning-q-and-ai @rasbt #authors #books
Hello, and Happy #WishlistWednesday! Let's give this a try #authors #gamedevs share your #books #games #indiegames #projects #art #links #wips in the comments and I will #boost them! #gamingcommunity #writerslift #gamedevelopment #writingcommunity #gamingcommunity
https://gamejolt.com/games/57/842834
https://my-hauger.itch.io/57
«These #authors had no idea their #books were being used to train #machines that could replace them. Meanwhile, people building and training these machines stand to #profit enormously.» - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/books3-database-generative-ai-training-copyright-infringement/675363/
Problem ain't #technology but #capitalism -as any anti-social regime.
Human #science and #industry (#civilization) should liberate #humanity from the need of working, instead, we'll gonna end up in an AI-Humans' world war for some private property #market nonsense...
#GenerativeAI #META
I'm writing my first novel. It feels like I'm wandering alone in a dense forest without a compass. It's overwhelming. Most days I end up feeling like I'm crazy for even trying this.
Any published #authors have advice for the n00bs on how to keep our eyes on the prize?
I’ll be in Cheshire, CT this Saturday for a book signing. Come on out and say hi! I’d love to see you in person.😊💜
#books #book #author #authors #amwriting #connecticutlife #WordWeavers
#FindingHumanitySeries
What if #LLM lawsuits make patent lawsuits look like penny ante stuff?
“A jury must decide the outcome of a lawsuit by information services company Thomson Reuters accusing Ross Intelligence of unlawfully copying content from its legal-research platform Westlaw to train a competing artificial intelligence-based platform, a Delaware federal judge said on Monday.”
While #authors continue to get ripped off by multiple vectors …
My weekly roundup of #publishing news and #writing tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
Being Human
bit.ly/450XSMT
#writingcommunity #authors
EDIT:Talked to an author friend who's affected: RN, authors are launching indep suits.
Link to unpaywalled search is in comments.
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If you're a published author and you haven't given permission for your book to be fed into Meta's, Bloomberg's or other AI training systems, please check the database in this article. If your work is there, you may want to join in on the lawsuit. This corpus has 183,000 (pirated) titles.
The Economist: #TikTok is changing the way #books are recommended and sold -- This [book club for the internet age] represents a profound shift for readers, #authors and #Publishers
#publishing #bookstodon #writing #booktok Sep 21st 2023
Working on my first novel that I will self publish in KDP.
What do you recommend for size and margins? currently 6x9 with .25. Seems a bit large. Looking for your thoughts'. (its fiction)
Thank you.
#AI generated #books are so prevalent on #Amazon that the company is asking #authors who self-publish on its Kindle platform to also declare if they are using A.I.. #artificialintelligence #publishing #selfpublishing https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/opinion/ai-internet-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The whole Third Person vs First Person writing debate is over. Let me introduce Fifth Person... 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors #Writers
#Fun #With #Writing #Fifth #Person
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
I'm delighted and thrilled to be a part of this upcoming anthology.
A question for authors of all genres: How many beta readers do you typically have read your novel for feedback? And what are the factors in deciding when you don't need any more? Thanks.
H. G. Wells’ real name was Wishing.
Hey there fellow #authors - the #Microsoft Word garbage pile has finally grown too high. After 2 weeks of editing, it decided that I was not me, and somehow displayed all my changes NEXT TO the original, so for instance I had changed "heart" to "chest," and it was displayed as "heartchest." This was done hundreds of times across like 40 pages. I'm about done.
What apps do you all love to use to write, and why? Please halp!
Sigh... received a rejection today on a query, but the agent was kind enough to write an encouraging personalized rejection...
Complicated feelings: disheartening because rejection, but uplifted by positive comments.
Honestly, I've been feeling kinda down about the whole process lately, so I really needed this.
@s3thi Thank you for sharing that insight and I hope you find the people of your mind here.
i hope the melon man bankrupts Twitter ... [so] Microsoft can buy it up and make it boring again.
It's bad when good is boring. I can't help but agree. I'll stick with Mastodon, though.
On the bright side, there are plenty of #writers and #authors amongst #theWritersOfMastodon that form a #writingCommunity. There are also #developers and people who #code. Lots of #art, #artists, and #artistsonmastodon doing #fineart, #watercolor, #sketch, and #photography.
Follow some of these tags. Posts will suggest further tags and people to follow. If you find someone particularly interesting, you can always investigate their follow list.
Supergroup of authors including George R.R. Martin sue OpenAI
Authors Guild and notable authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement, protecting writers' rights in an #AI era.
#books #bookstodon #author #authors #tech
https://howtobe247.com/supergroup-of-authors-including-george-r-r-martin-sue-openai/
"We’ve all been jury-rigging a toolkit out of misshapen spare parts: email marketing software for newsletters; ad metrics to measure influence; meme propagators for distribution. It’s like trying to build a car with a hula-hoop for the steering wheel. The results—a failing media business; brains scrambled by social media; public discourse that has become a shouting match—are hardly a surprise."
#HamishMcKenzie, 2023
"The internet has never really taken writers seriously."
#HamishMcKenzie, 2023
From 23 Sep: #Write some #fiction with us in our weekly flash fiction challenge! #amwriting #authors #writers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNPz_P-qdf8
@MelanieRussell Seems like #authors are looking for each other a lot here on 'stodon.
If you're not watching "The Post Mortem Report," you're missing one of the best, most-unique #authorcasts out there. You're also missing one-of-a-kind experiences like this!
https://youtube.com/shorts/r1rYyhGwuhM?si=sp590cKJou8u3Kyq
#podcast #podcasts #podcasting #authorcast #fiction #authors #writers #talkshow
Listening to Oaky and Cattie shoutout some #books and #authors on a new minisode of the Books, Cats & Snacks #podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-cats-snacks/id1587905308?i=1000628737322
From #CNN: "A group of famous #fiction #writers joined the #Authors Guild in filing a class action suit against #OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the company’s technology is illegally using their #copyrighted work." https://tinyurl.com/5fxmrwzk
Hello, and #HappyThursday! Let's give this a try and have a #writerslift #authors #writers post your #books #links #wips in the comments and I will #boost them! #booksadon #bookboost #writing #writingcommunity #throwbackthursday #kindle #kindleunlimited #BarnesandNoble
https://www.amazon.com/stores/M.Y.-Hauger/author/B0BCKMBSP6
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/"M.Y.Hauger
Thurs 9/21 - Judge Newman Suspended 1 year, UFC Monopsony Suit, Judiciary has 2 weeks Funding, $10k/hour Legal Fees in Tesla Case, America Supports Strikes and Authors Sue OpenAI
Elder Judge suspended for a year, #UFC #monopsony suit, #judiciary can run for 2 weeks if the government shuts down, attorneys that sued #Tesla want $10k/hour, support for #strikes is high and #authors sue #openai
https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/thurs-921-judge-newman-suspended#details
#DOAJ in numbers
We index 19,894 #journals from 135 countries, covering 80 #languages
13,406 of those journals have no APCs.
13,200 have no fees whatsoever. Of those, 7525 allow #authors to retain all rights.
Publish #openaccess!
#Amazon Limits #Authors to #Self-Publishing 3 Books Per Day Amid Flood of 'AI Garbage' https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-limits-authors-to-self-publishing-3-books-per-day-amid-flood-of This is wild: "The restriction arrives as a growing number of users are harnessing programs such as #ChatGPT to generate entire novels. In addition, videos showing how people can create AI-written books to make money on Amazon have been appearing for months." #AI #fake #books
In papers filed on Tuesday in federal court in New York, 17 authors, including George RR Martin, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham and Jodi Picoult, alleged “flagrant and harmful infringements of plaintiffs’ registered copyrights” and called the ChatGPT program a “massive commercial enterprise” that is reliant upon “systematic theft on a mass scale”. The lawsuit cites specific ChatGPT searches for each author.
#ChatGPT #OpenAI #Copyright #Writers #Authors #Lawsuit
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/20/authors-lawsuit-openai-george-rr-martin-john-grisham
@CultureDesk Such a great selection of #books. Have added more to those that were already on my reading list which now includes: End of Drum-Song, Fire Weather, No-one Prayed Over Their Graves,The Rediscovery of America, and Loot.
#Authors #Writers #WritingCommunity Has anyone done a charity auction of their own work? I got an extra author copy of Transform the World and I'd like to try to do some good with it. Is there a certain site one can use to automate, and what are the features? I did a google search but there seem to be quite a lot of options.
@sbarolo @bookstodon #AmReading Strout's Anything is Possible. Like her other books, this one's everyday characters are anything but given her insights, great storytelling and very readable and explicit prose.
Happy to share the I’ve got a new flash story out in Radon Journal (@radonjournal).
A colony ship’s AI committed to saving humanity no matter the cost. You can read it here.
https://www.radonjournal.com/issue5/the-colony-ship's-companion
#writer #writers #author #authors #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #sciencefiction #flashfiction #RadonJournal
#activitypub gets a nice mention in this interview of @pluralistic's new book.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/doctorow-interoperability
#fediverse #books #authors
Nothing like an early morning thunderstorm to put you in an editing mood.😊
A philosophical review of my Fantasy/Attempted comedy novel, The Last Philosopher ☺️
It's free to read.
Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/50361540-the-last-philosopher
Royalroad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/16344/the-last-philosopher
@bookreviews @bookbubble @bookstodon
#AmWriting #Author #Authors #IndieAuthor
#Review #Bookreview
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
No, my #books are NOT available on #KindleUnlimited, nor will they ever be as long as #authors are forced into “accepting” the #Amazon exclusivity condition that forbids my work being sold at any other #ebook retailer.
#Bookstodon #BookToot #Readers #WritersLife #WritersOfMastodon
More Birthdaypalooza-ing! Spent part of the afternoon at Waterloo Bookfest. Great to see so many local authors and publishers and run into writerly folks I know!
4/
#ItsMyBirthday #WaterlooRegion #Authors #Books #Poetry #Cookbooks #bookstodon
Life has been too busy of late so I didn't post about it yet, but this happened recently! The Algorithm Will See You Now was selected as the bronze medal winner in the Reader's Favorite awards for best medical thriller!
#MedMastodon #bookstodon #books #thrillerbooks #writingcommunity #authors #indieauthors
3,503 words of the new story complete. The total is now 15,466 words. I think this is going to be a LONG book. Also some more editing on Abomination and moving ahead on planning the next book which turns out is going to be a horror story. Not something I've written in a while. #author #authors #bookstodon #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity
I have an arc of my latest fantasy mystery novel, City of Onyx for any #bookbloggers or #authors who would like one.
Light-hearted, short (66,500 words!) and snarky.
Please get in touch!
18,810 words written for the coming kids adventure, "Sunni Snowstorm". Probably only about 2,000 words left. And then so much editing.
It's also a choose adventure.
Little gift for my daughter's Christmas, if I get everything together in time.
#author #authors #bookstodon #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity
1,232 words of the new story written, total is now 8,702 words. #author #authors #bookstodon #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity
Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of #Teneo #Network, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture
Leo declared in a slick but private video to potential donors, he planned to “crush liberal dominance” across American life. The country was plagued by “woke-ism” in corporations and education, “one-sided journalism” and “entertainment that’s really corrupting our youth,” said Leo amid snippets of cheery music and shots of sunsets and American flags.
Sitting tucked into a couch, with wire-rimmed glasses and hair gone to gray, Leo conveyed his inspiration and intentions: “I just said to myself, ‘Well, if this can work for law, why can’t it work for lots of other areas of American culture and American life where things are really messed up right now?’”
Teneo is building what Leo called in the video “networks of conservatives that can roll back” liberal influence in #WallStreet and #SiliconValley, among #authors and #academics, with pro #athletes and #Hollywood producers.
A Federalist Society for everything.
— ProPublica
#LeonardLeo
#fedsoc #federalistsociety
https://www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-teneo-videos-documents
There’s a statement authors can sign pledging to not cross the Powell’s Books picket line:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5f3LQxPVDmx5nZDmG3noNZAYgKn-52HH-hEuO-_cQjrwONg/
#strike #union #PowellsBooks
#authors @bookstodon #bookstodon
I’d love to meet you all on my Fall book tour!
All events are outside except for the Connecticut Authors Festival.
#author #authors #writing #amwriting #readers #books #FindingHumanitySeries
Nina Simon—former #NASA engineer, slam poet, and museum director—shares the lessons that helped her write her compelling debut murder mystery novel.
https://www.criminalelement.com/three-things-i-wish-id-known-when-i-started-writing-a-murder-mystery/
#Books #Authors #Mystery #CrimeFiction via Criminal Element
#writers and #authors , do you know of any #opensource solutions to help plan and write a novel? I’ve tried Joplin and like it but it’s not the most streamlined. I’m looking for something minimal (like Vim) but that is available on either web, iOS/iPadOS, Linux, Windows.
Reminder to everyone enjoying the #WritingWonders hashtag. On 9/1, we will be switching to #WordWeavers. The new questions will be pinned to the profiles of @AlinaLeonova and myself on 9/1. Looking forward to continuing this with all of you on the new hashtag.😊📘📙📗📕📖📚📓
#amwriting #writing #authors
Do you have a library card? Do you read indie books? Do you know writers? Next time you see an indie book that appeals to you, don't add it to your kindle, request it at your library. That way it still gets purchased, and many more people will have the chance to read it. (of course, you can still buy it yourself if you want to own a copy.)
#writingcommunity #authors #library #indieauthor #bookstodon #libraries #writer #writers #author
Just got this ad on FB.
To quote someone who did write:
WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS
AI #companies should respect an opt-in #policy for #authors, not force authors to opt-out. #Copyright must be respected, who does otherwise is simply a #thief or a #pirate.
Due to #Publishers fear of #AI that negatively affects #Disabled #Authors, I will be implementing an #Author #Submissions policy.
All publishers will have 2 months response time. Publishers will be given up to allowed up 2 months beyond stated response time.
Once that time is up, I'll check Social Media, #TheSubMissionGrinder, and #ChillSubs.
I may send a query update request.
Or, I may simply mark them as Dead Letters on The Submission Grinder. I suspect those numbers will skyrocket.
They won't know they have done anything wrong.
And they will be blocked by #Publishers. Per a couple of sites. That do not describe what they consider #AI.
Spell and Grammar Check were listed on one site. Do they consider Word, Scrivener, #ScreenReaders, #Dictation (Dragon), and Read Back programs that allow #Blind, #DeafBlind, #Autistic people, and people with cognitive disabilities to write?
How many #Disabled #Authors will these polices block from being published?
If any #Writers here use #Scrivener, I have a couple of questions for you.
Where do you save your backup files? Do you use Scrivener's default location, save to somewhere else on your hard drive, or save to the cloud (if to the cloud, which cloud?). What's your reasoning for your choice?
#Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #authors #AuthorsOfMastodon #WritingQuestion
Can I give you a free #scifi ebook right now? https://inkican.com/join-the-inkican-crew-scifi-community/ #free #scifibooks #booksforkids #reading #authors
People can argue about #reach. As a journalist, I preferred to write #articles that reached 200,000 instead of 2000. I am currently testing (too) many things in the area of #blogging / #writing articles. What do you recommend for more reach (than my blog) AND (!) #monetisation? Preferably pure writing, little extra work, because connected to my podcast. #PlsBoost #journalism @writers #writers #authors #writingcommunity @writingcommunity (If you search for Substack: I don't like it).
@the_Effekt
Without context of where said interviews appear (though I assume you refer to “mainstream” media), you may be interested in some independent publications like #StreetRoots (@streetrootsfeed), #HusForbi, or some other #StreetNewspaper.
I didn’t realize there was a term for them until just looking for the name of the Danish one, but #wikipedia has a brief list of some.
Would be nice if these #authors were better sourced by #journalist in mainstream #press.
For those who are #authors of multiple books and/or multiple series: how do you divide your attention among each? What percentage are you focused on the work you’re creating right now vs. the work released earlier? To what extent does your back catalog need focused promotion vs. becoming self-promoting? Curious about your work flow and schedule.
#amwriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfMastodon #SelfPublishing
*Update* This platform is simply wonderful. Huge thanks to the people that contacted me. You're honestly the best. :blobcatheart:
Just a wild punt, but does anyone here have a couple of spare Bluesky invite codes they're not using?
I know at least four lovely comic fantasy authors who would love to get on the platform.
(I'm scheming to get them here too :blobsmilehappyeyes: )
Just a wee #book industry post:
If there are any #writers or aspiring #authors out there who are looking for a community where they can work on their craft, the lovely @sagetyrtle runs an excellent low cost online writing workshop collective.
It's well worth checking out.
This is a super difficult, roller coaster industry and it's always great to have people who get you and what you're trying to achieve. :blobsmilehappyeyes:
Don't just teach your children to read...Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.
#GeorgeCarlin #reading #books #fiction #novels #authors #writers #CriticalThinking @bookstadon
Happy #bookloversday!
Please consider browsing #pennedpossibilities and #writingwonders to discover and connect with many of the #authors here on Mastodon.
Maybe you'll discover a new favorite author you didn't know about! ♥️📖