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“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
Zig Ziglar (author, salesman, and motivational speaker)
Support a Writer's Journey - Become a Patron Today
There has always been a special bond between authors/artists and the Patrons that support them. A relationship that brings not only monetary support but a unique friendship, and fulfils so many dreams on both sides. I get to be the not so struggling artist and you get to say that you're a patron on the arts. Win win!
Think of Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson and many more. Yes, there's Kofee, Substack and Crowdfunding today. It's spread all over the place and no one can keep up, least of all me. So if your reading this, here's my idea - click the button below and buy me a virtual Matcha/ Coffee/ Book whatever to want to call it, you get to support my writing without comitting to a weekly or monthly subscription.
But here's somethingelse.
For supporting my creative dreams, you don't just get the thrill of knowing that you've helped me create more freely, you'll also get a thank you in black and white, on the page of my next published work. Either as a named character of my choosing, but always on my thank you page.
Even the smallest acorn can grow mighty with the right support.
*All patronage donations to D. Ann Hall aids in buying: covers, editing, formatting, ISBNS, and other printing needs.
How I Work
Creation of books is never ever wrong, sometimes we need help, sometimes it takes ages. First we had scribes copying endlessly to fill demand. Then printers would create plates for printing so thousands of copies could be sold. Now we can duplicate and print all in one place. It's called advancement, it's a tool and the mind controls it.
Assisted Artisan Author?
What is an Assisted Artisan Author? Anyone who uses any form of technology to create. This includes and by no means is limited to, spell-checkers, grammer programmes, etc.
Let's get something straight, I'm a shit speller. Always have been! My English teacher told my mum that my spelling was "all my own work", and my first novels went out with some of the worst spelling and grammer. I'm looking at you seamed instead of seemed.
Getting my hands on the first versions of a PC word processor with spell-check was the most amazing thing in the world. Have you ever tried looking up a page of words in the dictionary when you think that even something as simple as city is spelt wrong. I mean look at it long enough and you'll get it.
When I wrote and published The Rising Awakening, there were so many error I could cry and that was with grammer checkers and ProwritingAid. And if you don't believe me just look at some of those early reviews - or try reading an early copy. I even had one beta reader tell me that my understanding of the English language was excellent. I missunderstood - I now realise she thought English was my second language - oops!
So yes I have embraced working with several AI tools alongside human creators to provide interesting and beautiful books. I'm a GenXer so I've used a lot of technology and now we are on the cusp of living in a Star Trek world. I use ChatGPT occasionally to answer questions, brain storm ideas and fire my creative process, but my characters, story premis, plot and finished manuscript text are all mine. Stratia.ai helps me write book descriptions, blog and marketing posts. ChatGPT, helps with blurbs, book marketing ideas and ad copy. I also use ProWritingAid for first, second and third edits and remove my ideos and over used words like 'just' and 'that' before passing the MS to my (human) editor, Sian Phillips. I've generate art on Midjourney (using a commercial license) for only one book. Canva and BookBrush are used to design layouts and cover designs myself and I'm purchased various (human designed) cover-art and font designs. Interior formatting for both print and ebook editions is created using Atticus, though I've had a human layout/format one book - it was not a pleasant experience. I use, Canva, BookBrush, Midjourney, Stratia, Book Voice and ChatGPT to make book marketing images, I hope someday to do book trailers - but will stick with Tiktok for now. I do intend to use ElevenLabs and clone my own voice to create audiobooks as a human is far too expensive and this is my money I'm spending with very little return. So lets face it who the fuck cares - nobody's going to read this anyway and it was all my own work.
If you what to know more about these process then check out author Joanna Penn
Support a Writer's Journey - Become a Patron
There has always been a special bond between authors/artists and the Patrons that support them. A relationship that brings not only monetary support but a unique friendship, and fulfils so many dreams on both sides. I get to be the not so struggling artist and you get to say that you're a patron on the arts. Win win!
Think of Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson and many more. Yes, there's Kofee, Substack and Crowdfunding today. It's spread all over the place and no one can keep up, least of all me. So if your reading this, here's my idea - click the button below and buy me a virtual Matcha/ Coffee/ Book whatever to want to call it, you get to support my writing without comitting to a weekly or monthly subscription.
But here's somethingelse.
For supporting my creative dreams, you don't just get the thrill of knowing that you've helped me create more freely, you'll also get a thank you in black and white, on the page of my next published work. Either as a named character of my choosing, and or listed on my thank you page.
Even the smallest acorn can grow mighty with the right support.
*All patronage donations to D. Ann Hall aids in buying: covers, editing, formatting, ISBNS, and other printing needs.
Support a Writer's Journey
There has always been a special bond between authors/artists and the Partons that support them. A relationship that brings not only monetary support but a unique friendship.
Think of Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson and many more. Yes, we have Kofee, Substack and Crowdfunding today. But I want to offer something else.
Funding an indie author/artist can fulfil so many dreams, not just from the creative but from the Patron too. There is the thrill of knowing that you've helped the author/artist to create more freely, while their thanks is in black and white on the page in a choice of ways.
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
Zig Ziglar (author, salesman, and motivational speaker)
Support with:
£5.00 - a mention on the donations page.
£10.00 - as above and your name on the thanks page of the next published work.
£15.00 - as above and an ebook copy of the next published work.
£20.00 - a mention on the donations page. Your name on the thanks page plus a printed paperback of the next published work.
£30.00 - a mention on the donations page. Your name on the thanks page plus a signed paperback.
£40.00 - a mention on the donations page. Your name on the thanks page plus a signed paperback and additional bookish items (these will vary).
£50.00 - a mention on the donations page. Your name on the thanks page plus a hardback. (Those in this tier could get the hardback version if the novel is over 60000 words, otherwise a digital and paperback copy will be provided.)
£60.00 - a mention on the donations page. Your name on the thanks page plus a signed hardback and additional bookish items (these will vary and those in this tier could get the hardback version if the novel is over 60000 words, otherwise a digital and paperback copy will be provided.)
£100.00 - there are 3 sponsor spots for the cover design. You will receive a mention on the donations page stating cover design sponsor after your name. Plus the same on the thanks page, and an ebook copy of the next published work.
£200.00 - there are 3 sponsor spots for name a character, and receive a mention on the donations page stating named a character sponsor after your name. Plus the same on the thanks page, and a signed paperback/hardback (hardback depends on novel length) a digital ebook will also be provided and additional bookish items (these will vary.)
£500.00 - sponsor the author's next project, and receive a mention on the donations page and thanks page stating Patron sponsor after your name. Plus a special dedication at the beginning of the book. Name a character and receive both an ebook copy and either a signed paperback or hardback (hardback depends on novel length) of the next published work and additional bookish items (these may vary.)
Patron donations can be made here:
All patronage donations to D. Ann Hall aids in buying covers, editing, formatting, ISBNS, and other printing needs, irrespective of sponsorship chosen.
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Glasgow, G1 9BW, Scotland, UK
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