Crafting Story Worlds, Creative Control, And Leveraging AI Tools With Dave Morris

Why is creative control and owning your intellectual property so important for a long-term author career? How can AI tools help you be more creative and amplify your curiosity? Dave Morris talks about his forty-year publishing career and why he's still pushing the boundaries of what he can create. In the intro, Writing Storybundle; Finding your voice and creative confidence [Ask ALLi]; Does ChatGPT recommend your book? [Novel Marketing Podcast]; Google IO expansion of AI search [The Verge]; Sam Altman & Jony Ive IO [The Verge]; Claude 4; my AI-Assisted Artisan Author webinars. Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, self-publishing with support, where you can get free formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Just go to www.draft2digital.com to get started. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn  Dave Morris is an author and comic book writer, as well as a narrative and game designer, with more than 70 books and over 40 years in publishing. He is best known for interactive series such as Dragon Warriors and Fabled Lands. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.  Show Notes * Keeping your IP for long-term earnings * Working on your own projects to maintain creative control * Benefits of AI tools for long-series authors * AI as a research and brainstorming assistant * How creative confidence leads to confidence in using AI tools * Using AI to advise on marketing strategies * The potential of AI to enhance emotional expression in writing * The future of gaming with AI integration You can find Dave at FabledLands.blogspot.com, patreon.com/jewelspider, realdavemorris.substack.