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Big Sky Writer
Hosted by Clint Morey · EN
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I Thought My Book Cover Was Fine ... Until ChatGPT Saw It
1w ago00:03:08Tap to summarizeI thought it might be fun to look at one of the ways I use AI in my creation process.A while back I told you about the book I wrote, Don’t Play With Things That Go Boom.After spending a couple of years writing the book, I set myself the task of designing the cover for this very personal project.Not being an artist, it took me several days working with Photoshop and Creative Cloud tools to come up a cover. After several revisions I was pleased with the result.I published the book in the Amazon store, and then I set about my next task — trying to sell it.I turned to my AI, ChatGPT, and gave it a copy of the manuscript and the cover and asked if it could give me some tips on how to market the book.One of the very first things ChatGPT told me surprised me.It said my cover wasn’t “clickable.”In other words, when someone is scrolling through dozens of tiny book covers on Amazon, mine simply didn’t stand out enough to make people want to click on it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Love Your Enemy
2w ago00:03:07Tap to summarizeJesus gave us many difficult commands, but perhaps none is more challenging than this:"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."— Matthew 5:44 (ESV)It's easy to love people who treat us well. It's much harder to respond with kindness when someone criticizes us, spreads rumors, or works against us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Hiding in Lies
2w ago00:02:32Tap to summarizeHiding in LiesAbout two thousand, seven hundred years ago the prophet Isaiah warned the people of Israel they had chosen to ignore reality. They had replaced truth with lies, believing those falsehoods would keep them safe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Capitalism vs. Socialism
Jun 2300:02:21Tap to summarizeCapitalism and socialism are economic systems built around one fundamental question: Who should control the resources and industries that shape everyday life?What I’ve noticed is that many people who argue passionately for one system or the other rarely seem to understand what those systems actually mean in practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Why Do I Have to Learn This?
May 2100:04:43Tap to summarizeI was a classroom teacher for a couple of decades, and there was a question that I sometimes heard from my students:Why do we have to learn this?We’re never going to use this stuff! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Where the Wind Leads
Mar 2300:04:19Tap to summarizeEvery once in a while, you read a book that reminds you how fragile life can be—and how faithful God is in the midst of challenging times.Where the Wind Leads by Vinh Chung is one of those books. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Absurdities & Atrocities
Feb 2500:03:03Tap to summarize"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."Voltaire This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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Three Wooden Crosses
Jan 1500:02:35Tap to summarizeMusicians are StorytellersFor those of you who have listened to me for a while, you know that I think musicians are some of the best storytellers in a society. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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A New Year
Jan 200:01:07Tap to summarize“This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.”— Psalm 118:24 (ESV) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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POST SCRIPT
Dec 2900:03:57Tap to summarizePost ScriptA couple of years after leaving the Army, I had an opportunity to hear two special speakers at a church event.They were both men who had served in Vietnam—but in a very different way than I had. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clintmorey.substack.com
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