James

I'm in the process of pulling a community of self-published authors, publishers, and marketers on WhatsApp.

The topic is centred around book marketing and sales. Please get in touch if you'd like to be involved.

Finnish AI Company Launches Market Analysis Tool for Books The Helsinki-based Get Lost has begun testing BookID, an AI-powered manuscript analysis tool aimed at helping authors and publishers position their work in the market.

I can't talk too much about the full extent of what we're cooking up just yet, but I think the growth platform we're building will become extremely attractive to authors once we've launched. Publisher's Weekly wrote about us recently: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Fake authors is a new one for me!

We're used to rejections by now, to be honest. Once we close our funding we'll do a PR campaign and run some performance marketing that will help to legitimise the company. Until then it's mostly word of mouth.

That's the plan. I'll drop you a line 🙏🏼

Haha, I'm deeply sarcastic bordering on caustic so I have to wear a mask most of the time 👹

Yeah, I've got that vibe. Everyone is skittish and I understand why if they're being spammed all the time. That's why I'm posting from my own name and just trying to be somewhat normal. Tbh I'll probably just be asking a lot of questions and posting data/ research

Perfect, I'll start getting active. ♥️

Thanks for the tips! I'm not on the writing side, I'm on the building side. My company is creating a suite of tools for self publishing authors.

I want to help people sell books! 😀

How does one connect with the self publishing author community on Bluesky?

You guys still working on updates? Next dlc when?

Time to repost this since I've added a few new people to the list recently 👏

I added you 😄

Added!

Sure!

I don't know if there's ever been a better time to leave Meta's entire family of products than today.

YouTube video by Boiler Room Caribou | Boiler Room: Belfast

Caribou is the best live act I've ever seen live and the race isn't even close. This Boiler Room set is incredible and doesn't even convey the sonic boom that is two drummers combining together with multi-instrumentalists in the way that Caribou does. I would LOVE it if they came to Helsinki.

I saw a dead body last week. I'm 45 and had never seen a dead body before. Thankfully she was face down in the water and I didn't see the face, but even so I can't stop thinking about it and feeling sad for her. Drowning in a dark sea, alone and confused. What a horrible way to go.

That makes two of us

Swear to god, my kid is like a giant golden retriever that grew so quickly that it now weighs 30kg but thinks it's still 15kg and is as strong as a much older dog.

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Same. Infuriating to watch. The same people also have no financial worries, some even for the rest of their lives, mostly because they were gifted with able bodies, charm, and the ability to lie.

I didn't have "will root for Harkkonen scum" on my bingo card for 2024 but here we are.

Agree with that, and also just hope that's what happens. Same with AI generated ads and games and everything else.

Half of the content I see on LinkedIn is now AI generated. LI is exactly where I expect to see people using AI text. Below are two examples of posts from LI, one AI-generated, one not. It's easy to tell the difference because the personality of a human writer will always shine through.

Roblox is fucking awful and should have a 13+ rating and you can't convince me otherwise. Similarly, Brawl Stars is awful and should have a 16+ rating and you can't convince me otherwise.

I could absolutely murder a keema naan right now but you can't get them in Finland like... Anywhere.

Find me in the Atlantis City Ship from Stargate Atlantis. Why? It's a god damn city that's why.

You have a chance to steal any ship from any sci fi franchise. What are you stealing and why?

Every day I message the after school club to tell them that I am there to pick up my kid, 20 minutes before I even get there. And I still have to wait 20 minutes for him to come outside...

YouTube video by Madonna Madonna - Drowned World / Substitute For Love (Official Video)

Additionally, young whipper snappers need to understand that Madonna's Ray of Light is absolutely full of bangers and, in my mind, is one of the best albums of the 90s by some distance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rsd...