None of them do that, but that's something you should absolutely be doing in your self edits BEFORE putting it through ProWritingAid and Grammarly. None of these programs replace human editors (yourself first and then a pro editor after) and are meant to catch things you miss, specifically after you've been through it personally but before you send it to your professional human editor.

@@KMRobinsonBooks gotcha. I’m not published, and I don’t have an editor. I’ve been considering Grammerly and pro writing aid to help speed along my edits. The biggest problem I currently have is the speed at which I can edit. Do you find this software helps with that?

Software is not meant for helping to edit, but rather to catch what you miss. So it shouldn't be used during editing at all. During self edits, you're going though and restructuring sentences, finding plot holes, fixing grammar, etc. Trying to use software of any kind can double or triple the process of editing because every time you tweak something, the software has to rethink a bunch of it and even once you get to the end of your self edits, you still have to run it through a program again. Once your book is fully written, you should sit down and self edit it as quickly as possible (1-2 days is best, but if you need a week or two, do what you have to but if you stretch it out you'll end up missing a lot) Then run it through Grammarly and/or ProWritingAid, and then send it to a professional human editor. If this is your first book, and especially if you're struggling, you should strongly consider hiring a developmental editor to help with the structure of the book, then go through self editing and machine editing again before sending it to a line editor to deal with grammar and spelling issues.

Here's a video about making novellas into anthologies from a single author: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHy3oYBtoNlpp5I

Everything is inspiration if you do it right ;)

@@KMRobinsonBooks very true!

Just because someone doesn’t get caught doesn’t mean it’s not illegal. People rob banks and don’t get caught…doesn’t magically make it “not illegal”

No. They get to choose what they do with their protected work…you don’t. Doesn’t matter what they do with it, it’s theirs. Hollywood uses snippets of movies in commercials, doesn’t mean you’re allowed to use it. Unless you properly license it, you can’t use it in any capacity.

Thanks for response!

That’s why it’s important to use keywords in the title. You can use the search feature to find it. It’s also important to have it on your phone as opposed to a computer for both accessibility and easier search functionality.

Also if I do an animated video would it? I think it would be considered original content, including the video footage and audio. Which does classify under fair use.

All of this is massive copyright infringement. None of it qualifies even remotely as fair use. These are tons of videos on fair use in the legal playlist on the channel (I’m traveling and can’t grab the link for you)

It should be stopped altogether because it's still copyright infringement

That was discussed in this and all the connected episodes. Public domain books are available for use, but only the public domain versions, not recent reprints. Additionally, the artwork has a separate copyright you have to deal with. It is best to check with a lawyer before using anything because there are a lot of moving parts even for things we believe are public domain.

You can read the start of all books on most buying platforms (Amazon, etc) Just about all of the platforms have samples.

@@KMRobinsonBooksoh I did not know that, thank you

I aim to give as much helpful information as I can to the industry, glad you're enjoying it!

So glad it helped! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!

Then you should definitely get your lawyer involved and get it handled

Who owns the copyright to your book? If you've self published, you can use it however you want. If you signed with a publisher, they own it and you have to ask permission to use it. Music is a different story. You have to properly license any music you use. You can not use any music without the proper licensure. Inside of the social apps (tiktok, KZbin, instagram, etc) they have a commercial use library. This is NOT the same as the trending music you hear on social. These are specific songs you're allowed to use for marketing because the app has licensed the songs on your behalf. You cannot use trending or popular music as you can be fined up to $150,000 per infraction for using that on your channel. Here's a video on the company I recommend licensing music from: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gl69k3yHgbWLeZo There's also tons of episodes on my main KZbin (with and without my lawyer) breaking down music and social media.

​@KMRobinsonBooks It's self published and I own the copyright. I'm trying to find ways to promote it. So I thought maybe posting one of the poems in the book with music could draw attention.

That’s so kind of you to say! I’m glad you’re enjoying the channel!

Returns are the author’s responsibility. You either chose to have Ingram destroy the books (you’re out the money) or you also pay for additional shipping to have them sent to you. Either way, you have to cover the cost of any returned book. The good news is that no one is buying a case of your books, at most it will be a handful of copies. The only people buying more than that are bookstores doing a signing with you or if they have a long track record of successfully selling copies of that specific book and they can’t keep it on the shelves (you’d have to be very social media famous for that)

Haha excellent timing!! Glad it was the push you needed!

Copyright infringement. Physical vs digital does not matter

KZbin’s algorithm is smart (I teach KZbin and the other socials professionally in my other channel😉)

Hi there! My editor isn’t taking on outside clients, but I would recommend going through Reedsy to find someone as there are some protections when you go through their site. I would also mention that you probably want a developmental editors before hiring a line editor. 200k is extremely high for a book (you should be looking at around 80k for an entire book) so you very well may want to turn it into a trilogy, or you’ll need to cut it back and a dev editor can help you curate it properly!

@@KMRobinsonBooks Thank you for replying to me. I will take your suggestions into consideration. :)

It's definitely a fun experience for readers, and honestly, I use it it to get a lot of great community ideas!

My goal is to make sure people get answers and get back to what they were doing quickly ;) Especially in the publishing space, it's so easy to get mis information and fear mongering, so I make sure I bring on guests like Tony that bring correct info to keep everyone safe, protected, and productive! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment! I appreciate you being here.

haha glad I could help!

haha funny enough, they're not posters. That's my rolling screen, so everything you see there is me casting my artwork or book covers to the screen. Here's a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYbVg6eLhcqJoKs

Right now the federal government says any AI, even if tweaked, is unable to be copyright protected. Currently if you use it, your cover has no protection so anyone can steal and use it. That could change with future litigation but it won't be for several years at least. Amazon doesn't require you to do anything but say yes/no I used ai. It's not gathering info. It's simply using it to inform readers if AI was used in conjunction with the book so readers who don't want it can avoid it.

But additionally, Amazon has be SUPER clear. They're not being vague. People are asking questions because they're not getting the answers they like and they're hoping for different ones ;)

If you're making notes just for yourself and no one else will see them, you're fine. But you can't make them public.

Yes I'm looking forward for personal use. Can I post some quotes on facebook without copyright permission?

That's so kind of you to say, thank you! You made my day!

Valuable point! Something that might be explored in the sequel if I decide to do it!

Saves so much time when you actually need the quotes!

Own voices is a really big draw though ;) People spend a lot of time and money supporting stories with representation like that. You absolutely will have other people who have had it and who think they can speak about it because they know someone with it that will like go after you for it, but comparison-wise, you'll get a lot more support than negativity since it's your own story ;)

That is specifically what this video is about. It's infringement. Please watch the video again to see the lawyer explain it ;)

Yes, just refresh and do it again

There’s lots of them that do this. I’m not saying this one because people are still dealing with the fall out of it and I need to protect them. It’s important to utilize websites like Writer Beware to look for people’s experiences.

@KMRobinsonBooks Ok cool 👊🏽😎 totally understand.

Good plan!

It's a nice way to help build things up without having to think too much about it ;)

It is for sure!

Listen...you gotta listen to ALL the instructions before you play the game, mama lol

Nice!! Sounds like a good twist on it!

@@KMRobinsonBooks thanks