How Others Respond

AI-produced books
have taken over
the lists
at booksellers.

Booksellers might do something
to curb this.

Or they might not.

I, as a writer,
can’t control
what the booksellers’ responses will be.

I can share my thoughts
and suggestions with them
but I can’t force them
to take action.

I CAN craft
a plan
that assumes
no action will be taken.

In this case,
I’m no longer
depending on
the bookseller lists
to find new readers (customers).

We can’t control
what our partners will do.

We can try to influence
their responses
but we can’t completely
control them.

Assume they won’t respond
and craft a possible plan
around that.

AI And The Romance Novel Industry

AI is currently
writing essays.

I suspect
soon,
if it isn’t happening right now,
many of the Romance novels
writers outsource
to ghostwriters
will be written by AI.

At first,
human writers will do
quality checks.
But soon,
the need for those human writers
will be eliminated.

The market will, then,
become flooded
with those types of romance novels
(products).

I have been preparing
for that future.

I write in a small niche
that won’t immediately attract
the AI handlers.

I write long series of stories
in an intricate world
with interacting characters.
That is a bit more difficult
for AI to duplicate.

And I’m assuming
my business will go away soon.
I’ll ‘retire’
and do something different
with my time.

Changes are coming.
It is best to prepare
for those changes,
even if that means
you’re preparing
for a time
when your business is no longer viable.