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Becky Hayward's avatar

Damn. This one is going to stay with me.

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

I definitely upset my wife with it.

Becky Hayward's avatar

🤣🤣

Angelique Fawns's avatar

All the feels in this one…. Curious how you are making your moving art? And are you seeing more engagement with them?

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

I create the original image in Midjourney, which I then animate there. It puts out an MP4 that I convert to gif online. I can then post the gif as my cover image. The gifs do convert higher and seem to be driving subs, too.

Angelique Fawns's avatar

Nice! I am far too nervous to use AI… I get backlash from my readers. I don’t like to touch AI when I write, but I’m intrigued by the marketing aspects.

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

I will use it for things like images for my stories and marketing graphics. I never use it to write because I like to think of myself as an actual writer. I know I could use royalty free images for the images here, but I have a definite style that I want for my page. I know I will miss out on subscribers because of that, and that’s fine, too.

Kimberly B🌴👻🌴's avatar

John, you outdid yourself with this one. Excellent. Heartbreaking, but so, so good!

Kimberly B🌴👻🌴's avatar

Ohhh he’s terrifying! A little flash of horror before I even get to read.