Staring at a blank screen can be torture as an author, which is why AI can be such a great writing partner. In this video, Julie Broad from Book Launchers shares the power of using tools like ChatGPT or Dibbly Create to help you craft a compelling book outline, start thinking about each chapter and what content should be in the chapter, and even where to get the research for the material. Dibbly Create: ChatGPT: Book Marketing Magic: Self-Publishing and Success Live Class: Download Our 7 Steps to Writing a Non-Fiction Book: Get the Ultimate Guide to Writing a Non-Fiction Book: Need Book Marketing Support? Get Self-Promotion and Success Now Available: Subscribe to our weekly videos to help you write a non-fiction book,…
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You mentioned something to the effect that if I use AI to write the book, I lose intellectual property rights. Can you explain that a bit more? Say I use AI to create the outline, shape the structure, and suggest some of the style and grammar, but do the rest myself. Would I still have 100% ownership of the book? Thanks in advance.
Very inspirational! Thank you! I really appreciate you pointing out the difference between Chat GPT and Dibbly Create. I don’t mind shelling out 22 bucks a month and will surely starting getting my nonfiction work out there this year! Thanks again! 😊
I appreciate the balanced perspective on using AI in writing.
Hey Julie thank you for giving us such valuable information. I'm so new to AI and I needed this.
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JB, this overview was right on!
I’m a newby but loving it in the world of Fiction Book Creator, a Publisher, and a Facilitator of ideas and creative progress.
I find two of your points the primary reason for using AI.
1) One of my loves in book creation is brainstorming the what if’s and the why nots of a book outline/framework/ writing guide for creating the road map of how to proceed and the ideas and exciting stories with in the stories.
2) AI is really helpful in IDing what I don’t want to do and cleaning/tightening up the outline. ChatGPT is my tool of choice to date. I have KIP in the tool box but use “Chatty” :)…only because to date it’s what I’m familiar with.
3) I’m a total over communicator (ask me what time it is and I’ll tell you how to build a watch 🙂 )…sometimes that’s a good thing…and other times, like creating an exciting book…NOT SO MUCH! 🙂
This is what ChatGPT gave when when I asked it make it in proper writing format and more concise:
Polished up by ChatGPT:
“JB, your overview hits the mark! Here's my approach: I'm relatively new to the world of fiction book creation, but I'm thoroughly enjoying my journey as a book creator, publisher, and facilitator of ideas and creative progress. Two key points resonate with me regarding the use of AI:
I thrive on brainstorming the "what ifs" and "why nots" to develop book outlines, frameworks, and writing guides. This process helps me map out the journey ahead and uncover exciting stories within the narrative.
AI, particularly ChatGPT, is invaluable in identifying what I want to avoid and refining outlines. While I also have KIP in my toolbox, I prefer ChatGPT due to my familiarity with it.
I tend to over-communicate, which can be beneficial in some situations but not so much when it comes to crafting an engaging book! :)”
Cleaned and tightened up…yes..but a bit too stuffy for my style, but some great take aways and ideas to use to succinctly get to my message, well worth the feedback and formatting ideas.
Julie, great video, well done. Thank you!
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This is an excellent comparison; thank you for doing this. I have now heard from several folks that Dibbly Create is outstanding, and you may have shown us why. Top-notch work, as usual!
Just diving in for my first time into ebooks. I didn't want AI to be the sole author of my books, so I've chosen to let it outline and provide some content…then I am able to go in and enter my own personal experiences, deleting or adjusting the AI information. I have found it to be a game changer. Thank you for sharing your experience. I hadn't heard of Dibbly, so I'll have to take a look. It seemed much more thorough.
Julie is always right on top of the latest developments.
Julie never fails. Thanks for the amazing human insight!!
As an exercise, I asked ChatGPT to suggest an outline for a book on personal finance. "Chatty" took about five seconds to create a response. I looked VERY briefly at the output and thought "Yep, that's what it should be."
I vote two thumbs way up for you writing this book, Julie! I also vote for it being titled Finding Your Book's Soulmates with a possible subtitle of How to Market Your Book Using Other People's Audiences. 😉
I like that these AI tools are available to authors, and I think it would be a lot of fun to play around with them, but after three books (and the fourth in progress) I know my writing process pretty well by now and I really lean more Pantser than Plotter. I always have a clear idea of what I want to write, the audience, the education objectives, the format, etc., etc., etc., but taking time to work that all out, plus more, in an outline that's in addition to the book makes me lose my zeal for writing the damn thing. I need to work things out in the actual writing of the book and in the editing process, not in the preliminaries.
Although these AI tools do the actual writing out of "the preliminaries," and a very good job of it too, I'm certain that, if I used them, the outcome would be the same for me. Writing is thinking and I lean into that by actually writing the book instead of thinking it all out ahead of time in another form. Even so, these are definitely cool tools for those whose writing process includes more detailed outlining than mine does, or for those who need writing inspiration,, so thank you for the visual test drive and hours of commitment! 🙂
Dibly Create for writing a book seems like the clear winner. Again, you are on the top of your game, presenting clear information every self-publishing needs to be aware of. Troy could use it for his plan to write chapter E-books. 🎉 Thanks, Julie.
For me, Dibbly Create appears to be the more powerful tool. I can only imagine what these tools will be like in 3-5 years. It does have me questioning what the output from the tools then will look/read like, and the impact that will have on the whole INDIE marketplace. In that regard I am concerned for the future of book writing.
I can definitely see the value in using these tools for getting started, but then by using these tools you also are using AI in the writing of the book. Right now, I have stayed away from using AI, even to do the research. However, I am considering it for my next book which will require quite substantial amount of research.
Thank you so much for this video as it does give me pause.
Great Video . Hihhly interested in Dibly Create
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