My talented friend and renowned tattoo artist Greg Lehman sent me the above picture today. As you can see he’s really mastering ChatGPT. It’s pretty clear, at this point, the only limits to AI are our imaginations and how good we are at crafting prompts.
To create this image Greg used the following prompt:
"Create an image of an action figure in packaging labeled Author/Novelist. Use the attached photo as a reference for the face. He is 5' 9" tall and dressed in a grey shirt and black jeans with a black belt, and holding pen. The cardboard section should be red. Include an 'Accessories' section with items like pencil, A high-quality notebook or journal for writing, A book or guide on writing or poetry. and a pen. Make the design visually appealing and reflective of a novelist industry. Do not include the character image on packaging."
The likeness isn't perfect but it's impressive and incase you're wondering I will absolutely not be having action figures made for this book launch. : )
The book design process for Poems from the Edge of the Apocalypse is moving along like a freight train now. Lubosh, the book designer, and I have narrowed down the book cover to the following two options. As with each of my last four books I’d be interested to hear your feedback. If the rest of the process continues to go this smoothly I should be taking pre-orders in May.
Which do you prefer— A or B?
I was thrilled that Lubosh was able to squeeze in Ghostly Chapters as the closing poem in the book. I think it will be a great way to close out the collection.
It's interesting to me how much AI has contributed to the design of this book. It's growing clearer by the day what a huge help artificial intelligence will be to humanity (if it doesn't go rogue and destroy us all).
~Eric Vance Walton~
Be well, make the most of this day. Thank you for reading!
(Photos are mine.)
