Episode 436 – AI Art, Kate Bush, & The History of Blurbs (with Phoebe Ravencraft)

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If you had to choose between earning some money now but losing future rights, would you take a chance on keeping all of your rights (with no guarantee of a future payday)?

This week we have a great show in store for you. Leave us a review on Apple Podcast and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. We welcome Phoebe Ravencraft as our Co-host. She’s the author of Fiction Blurbs The Best Page Forward Way and Editor in Chief of Best Page Forward. Top Tips of the week include the history of blurbs and why they still work today, all the parts of a book, and why you need to know them, and how to manage your screen time as an author. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include why AI’s can’t copyright their work. Even with human help, what Kate Bush’s success tells authors about rights, how one librarian is fighting back against book banning activists, that Amazon has a big problem with fake books on its platform, and about D2D’s new partnership with Humble Bundle. Question of the Week: If you had to choose between earning some money now but losing future rights, would you take a chance on keeping all of your rights (with no guarantee of a future payday)?

What You’ll Learn:
  • The history of blurbs, and why they still work today
  • All the parts of a book, and why you need to know them
  • How to manage your screen time as an author
  • Why AI’s can’t copyright their work. Even with human help
  • What Kate Bush’s success tells authors about rights
  • How one librarian is fighting back against book banning activists
  • That Amazon has a big problem with fake books on its platform
  • About D2D’s new partnership with Humble Bundle
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If you had to choose between earning some money now but losing future rights, would you take a chance on keeping all of your rights (with no guarantee of a future payday)?

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