🎬 Getting Started
🏫 The Foundation
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Lab Notes
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Tech Intro (3:55)
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Chat vs API (16:43)
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Tokens (10:15)
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OpenAI Playground and Temperature (13:29)
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Top K, Top P, and Frequency Penalty (9:46)
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Presence Penalty (8:36)
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Worksheets for Key Vocabulary, Models, and AI Parameters
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Context Windows and the Basics of Prompt Engineering (4:15)
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Determining the "Best" Models (8:52)
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Reasoning vs Non-Reasoning Models
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Understanding Content Policies & Restrictions (14:20)
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Understanding Licensing (5:39)
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How to Access Unfiltered (Open Source) Models (4:33)
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Wrappers (2:48)
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Raptor Write (24:09)
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Plotdrive (36:33)
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Creating an Account and API Key on OpenRouter
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Creating an Account and API Key on OpenAI
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Creating an Account and API Key on Anthropic Claude
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Creating an Account and API Key on Google Gemini
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Creating an Account and API Key on Mistral
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Homework
🎰 Getting to Know EPBM
Completing an Entire Project
Sequencing
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Notes, Prompts, and Transcript
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What is a Sequence? (4:54)
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Mindset & Design
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Creating the Starting and Ending Point for the Sequence (9:12)
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Some Examples of Starting and Ending Points for Sequences (9:47)
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Sketching Out the Middle (14:10)
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Setting Up Raptor Write (15:35)
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Testing the Framework (15:38)
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Refining & Expansion
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How, What, Why Prompts (4:56)
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Setting up Raptor Write with Folders (2:14)
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Using the LLM to Create Definitions (6:34)
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Have the AI Write the Prompt and Create a Plan (10:17)
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Using Templates (6:43)
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Bonus Tips and Tricks (6:51)
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Comparing the Final Outputs (11:25)
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Troubleshooting
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Building a Sequence (4:43)
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Creating the Goals and Stages for the Sequence (10:20)
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The Writing Framework (9:31)
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The Editing Framework (26:23)
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Finalizing the Writing Section of the Sequence (16:06)
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Completing the Sequence (18:55)
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Homework
Write an Entire Novel with Other Methods
Your First Draft
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What You Need to Know to Start Working in YFD (9:38)
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Prompts that Elizabeth Uses
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Introduction to the Starter Project (7:12)
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Filling Out the Project Details (7:30)
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The Story Pitch (10:05)
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Creating the Story Dossier (40:18)
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Customizing the Story Dossier (34:46)
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Completing the Story Dossier (28:08)
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Generate and Edit the First Chapter (25:31)
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Finishing the Story (21:33)
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Free 5 Chapter Project Walkthrough (20:15)
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Training from the Accelerator (31:23)
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YFD in Action on YouTube Live
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Overview and Walkthrough of Your First Draft Software (17:09)
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The Future of YFD (7:21)
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YFD Live Trainings 8/23 & 8/25 (159:35)
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Madness of EAW- YFD Launch (78:55)
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Madness EAW- Class 1: How to Generate and Export a Five Chapter Draft with YFD (53:36)
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Madness EAW- Class 2: How to Generate and Export a Five Chapter Draft with YFD (52:08)
Editing with AI
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Better Writing That the AI Can't Do with Elizabeth - Notes and Transcript
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Introduction to AI Writing and Its Pitfalls (7:48)
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Revising AI Generated Text (4:25)
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The Problem with AI Generated Endings (11:44)
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Improving AI Writing Techniques (10:00)
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Analyzing Human vs AI Dialogue (10:18)
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Rephrasing Editing with Steph - Notes and Transcript
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Clarity and Conciseness (16:50)
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Engaging Descriptions (10:52)
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Creative Rewrites (8:36)
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Style and Tone Adjustments (12:01)
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Loops of Editing Prompts with Stacey - Notes and Transcript
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Editing Loop Workflow (12:28)
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Overview and Expectations (6:29)
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First Editing Pass (9:45)
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Second Editing Pass (5:42)
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Third Editing Pass (12:27)
AI as Your Publishing Assistant
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Book Analysis - Mastering the Notion Book Analysis Database, Harnessing AI Tools, Advanced Customization, Integrating Autowrite (22:16)
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Book Analysis - Advanced Book Analysis Database Techniques, Enhancing AI Fields, Adding AI and Custom Prompts, Advanced Formatting, Filtering, and Sorting (21:30)
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Book Analysis - Database Overview, Customizing Views and Filters, Enhancing Chapters with Imagery and Gallery Views (16:22)
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Kindletrends 101 with Nat Connors (47:09)
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Exploring Niches, K-lytics, and Trends and Predictions in Publishing (67:25)
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Business and Production Schedule Planning with AI (23:04)
Marketing
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A Note About the Marketing Classes
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Author Branding, Book Packaging, Social Media, Reader Psychology, and Market Trends (79:56)
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Newsletters (74:20)
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Newsletter Marketing - 12 Monthly AI Newsletters (43:23)
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TikTok Marketing (56:28)
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Writing Your Book Blurb (63:18)
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Selling Wide - Foundations (67:25)
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Selling Wide - Retailer Demos (104:28)
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Selling Wide - Boxsets (40:45)
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Selling Wide - Marketing (102:04)
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Developing a Marketing Plan for an Upcoming Release (100:56)
AI Images, Audio, and Video
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AI Audiobooks - Apple & Google Play (48:30)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Intro (39:06)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Planning Your Content (44:13)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Recording and Production Basics (44:25)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Editing and Post-Production (36:09)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Distribution and Marketing (48:39)
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Audiobook and Podcasts with TTS in ElevenLabs - Analyzing Success and Future Development (36:26)
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Practical Use Cases For Generative Music in Your Publishing Business (83:49)
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Learn How to Use Suno (88:55)
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Creating AI Videos - For TikTok Using Midjourney and RunwayML (55:22)
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Creating AI Videos - Camera Techniques, Kling AI, and Tips (47:37)
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A Note About the AI Art Classes
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Make a Book Cover with AI Art - Book Cover Elements, Midjourney Basics, Research Top Selling Book Covers, Creating a Reference Image, and Using Sref in Midjourney (29:41)
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Make a Book Cover with AI Art - Navigating Leonardo AI, Prompting in Leonardo (31:36)
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Make a Book Cover with AI Art - Typography, Canva and Book Cover Example, Uploading an Image, Paperback Settings, Adding Typography and Elements (24:49)
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Book Series Covers with AI Art - Consistency, Genre Cues, Back Cover and Spine, Style Guide (32:01)
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Book Series Covers with AI Art - Creating Consistent Characters in Midjourney, Leonardo Methods for Consistent Images Regular and Fine Tune (48:27)
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Book Series Covers with AI Art - Typography Overview, Designing the Front and Back Cover, Adding Fonts to Front Cover, Adding Elements and Spine Fonts (47:09)
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Ideogram for Authors (65:34)
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How to Create Consistent Characters in Midjourney: A Step-by-Step Guide (23:50)
Writing a Series with AI
Fine Tunes
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OpenAI - Getting Started with Dino Trainer (45:19)
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OpenAI - Overview of Creating a Fine Tune with OpenAI (65:56)
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OpenAI - Building Smarter, Cheaper AIs with GPT-4.1 Mini (43:00)
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OpenAI - Building Better AIs with Story Dossiers and Reverse Chapter Plans (27:14)
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OpenAI - Creating and Organizing Story Dossiers for Fine Tuning Fiction Models (53:39)
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OpenAI - Analyzing Your Writing Style for a Better Fine Tune (29:02)
Agents
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More in the Mastermind!
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N8N Basics and Beyond - Understanding and Working in N8N (69:08)
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N8N Basics and Beyond - Workflow Setup, Creating Story Components, and Troubleshooting (76:57)
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N8N Basics and Beyond - Building and Utilizing AI Agents, Creating and Editing a Writing Plan (61:20)
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N8N Basics and Beyond - Starting to Make Prompts, Introduction to Chapter Splitting, Creating Story Bibles and Marketing (54:29)
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N8N Basics and Beyond - Creating the Story So Far, Using Agents for Judgement Calls, Troubleshooting and Adjustments, Q&A Session (60:57)
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Writing a Rough Draft with N8N (210:48)
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Testing and Comparing Sequences for Different Models (79:43)
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Workflows with N8N and Airtable (69:54)
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N8N Workflows - What You Need (47:47)
