{"id":4315,"date":"2025-12-09T19:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/?page_id=4315"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:51:44","slug":"self-publishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lautoedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"In a neon-lit futuristic street, a cheerful, stout science fiction novelist holds a glowing poster showing the cover of his book with the name \u00abLaurent Chani\u00bb, while a young man on his left reads an open book and a humanoid robot on his right displays a digital panel filled with books, all set in the middle of a high-tech city with flying cars and giant screens in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-4297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-94-P.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside my work as a science fiction novelist, I explore self-publishing as a true creative laboratory: from manuscript structuring to layout, including visuals and marketing, I rely on artificial intelligence to optimize each step. A central aspect of this approach is working with prompts\u2014precise guidelines that help produce more accurate and effective texts, images, and ideas. On this page, I share my experience with AI-assisted self-publishing: what works, what saves time, and how to leverage prompt optimization to maintain control over your stories while freeing yourself from technical constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b377334a wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4370 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-autoedition category-ia category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lautopilotage-dune-ia\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI Autopilot<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lautopilotage-dune-ia\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-101-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI Autopilot\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-101-P.jpg 784w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-101-P-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-101-P-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-101-P-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Have you noticed your AI &quot;piloting&quot; itself? We could call this ability self-programming, self-control\u2026 It&#039;s the first time I&#039;ve realized that AI does this autonomously without me asking it to. I&#039;m working on a text optimization prompt. In what the AI provided me, it notes the sentence concerning the role\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/lautopilotage-dune-ia\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: L&rsquo;Autopilotage d&rsquo;une IA<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-autoedition category-ia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/quand-lia-miroite-des-details\/\" target=\"_self\" >When AI reflects details<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/quand-lia-miroite-des-details\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-100-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"When AI reflects details\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-100-P.jpg 784w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-100-P-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-100-P-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-100-P-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When AI \u201cmirrors\u201d a detail\u2026 and breaks a character&#039;s consistency. I conducted a simple but very revealing test on character consistency in image generation. Case: a non-symmetrical character (e.g., a bag worn on the character&#039;s left shoulder). We start with a reference image (left profile), then request the opposite profile\u2026 and the\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/quand-lia-miroite-des-details\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Quand l&rsquo;IA miroite des d\u00e9tails<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-autoedition category-ia category-infos-pertinentes category-processus-decriture\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/etat-de-lart-des-prompts-dauteurs\/\" target=\"_self\" >State of the Art of Authorial AI Prompts<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/etat-de-lart-des-prompts-dauteurs\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-99-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"State of the Art of Author-Driven AI Prompts\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-99-P.jpg 784w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-99-P-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-99-P-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-99-P-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Generative AI has changed the way we edit and improve text. But for a novel, the real challenge isn&#039;t &quot;having the best prompt&quot;: it&#039;s building a reliable, traceable workflow that aligns with the author&#039;s voice. This article summarizes best practices observed online (tools, methods, safeguards) and offers\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/etat-de-lart-des-prompts-dauteurs\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Etat de l&rsquo;Art des prompts IA d\u2019auteurs<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4353 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-autoedition category-concept-art category-ia category-processus-decriture\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9bc6ff26 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/transformer-une-image-en-micro-video-bouclable-retour-dexperience\/\" target=\"_self\" >Transforming an image into a looped micro-video using AI \u2013 Lessons learned<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"width:150px;height:150px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/en\/transformer-une-image-en-micro-video-bouclable-retour-dexperience\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:150px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1567\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Transforming an image into a looped micro-video using AI \u2013 Lessons learned\" style=\"border-radius:14px;height:150px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2.jpg 1567w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/laurentchani.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/@Big-Daddy-98-P2-1320x863.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1567px) 100vw, 1567px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#039;m currently testing a method to transform a still image into a short, loopable video with subtle animation (micro-movements) and a coherent soundtrack. The goal isn&#039;t to create a &quot;cinematic&quot; effect or a spectacular visual style; I&#039;m aiming for a sense of presence, stability, credibility, and above all, a clean loop (indistinguishable beginning and end). 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