Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres

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You could write every word of your book yourself and still have to tell Amazon you used AI. You could also run AI over every page and not have to tell them anything. The line between AI assisted and AI generated isn't where most Christian writers think it is.

In this episode, Shelley reads Amazon KDP's own guidelines on AI content, then walks through seven examples: editing help, brainstorming, AI drafts, covers, children's book illustrations, a mockup handed to a designer, and translations. See if you can guess each one before she answers.

CJ shares why we still hire a cover designer and an illustrator, and why Amazon's 35 percent royalty for public domain books gives us pause. Then we talk about whether AI content can be copyrighted, why Shelley now recommends registering the copyright for your books, and the privacy setting in ChatGPT and Claude to turn off before you paste your words.

This is episode two of our three-part series on AI for Kingdom Writers. Things change fast with AI, so always check KDP's current guidelines.

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What is Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres?

Welcome to Kingdom Writers where CJ and Shelley Hitz help you take a step of faith to finally finish your book. This podcast is filled with spiritual encouragement as well as prayers to help you overcome the resistance you face as a writer. Your story matters! We believe that you have a specific role to play in the kingdom of heaven to impact lives for eternity. And because of this, we will pour out our lives encouraging writers like you to not only tell your stories but to take the courageous step of self-publishing your stories in books that will outlive you and leave behind a powerful legacy. This podcast is sponsored by our membership Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom Writers!