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Best Midjourney Prompts: an epic list of 644 crazy text to image ideas

Best Midjourney Prompts: an epic list of 644 crazy text to image ideas

Update! Version 5 just came out, and it’s more photographic and less artistic. Scroll all the way down for new prompts, V5 examples and best midjourney prompts for stunning results. What are the best text-to-image prompt keywords for unique types of art and photographic styles? For best AI art results? How about architecture, fantasy art...

February 11, 2023 Derek Murphy AI, inspiration 93
Free social media templates for reviews, excerpts or book marketing

Free social media templates for reviews, excerpts or book marketing

Social media marketing for authors can be tricky, but I acquired a cool tool to make design templates for authors earlier this year and promptly never spoke about it again… so here it is, with a coupon code for free lifetime access. So wait, what is this exactly? Graaphics.co is a simple and light tool The 3 secrets to book marketing...

December 20, 2022 Derek Murphy promotion, templates 154
246 black mermaid fantasy art illustration (for free)

246 black mermaid fantasy art illustration (for free)

I’ve been seeing a lot of memes recently about the little mermaid trailer controversy: some people are upset that Disney’s new live action Ariel will be black – and have used arguments like “mermaids have always historically been white” or “it makes no sense for people under the sea to have more...

September 14, 2022 Derek Murphy 363
How to design 3D book mockups and promo graphics with Google Slides (FREE TEMPLATES)

How to design 3D book mockups and promo graphics with Google Slides (FREE TEMPLATES)

UPDATE: after several months of work, we just launched a brand new 3D book cover mockup tool, and it’s amazing. Scroll down for the direct link (it’s free). I’ve been trying to find a way for authors to make better graphics for a long time – for book covers mostly, but also for book promotion The 3 secrets to book...

March 6, 2017 Derek Murphy 3D mockups, marketing graphics 1463
How to make a full print book cover in Microsoft Word for KDP, Lulu or IngramSpark

How to make a full print book cover in Microsoft Word for KDP, Lulu or IngramSpark

A few years ago I put out a package of DIY book cover templates in Microsoft Word and revolutionized publishing with a how-to guide to designing amazing book covers in an easy to use program you’re already familiar with. But it took me a while longer to figure out how to customize your front cover The 3 secrets to book marketing, and a...

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