STATEMENT OF CREATIVE PRACTICE AND USE OF TOOLS
- The fiction is written by the author. AI does not write the prose.
- Some cover/site visuals may use AI-generated imagery as source material.
- Visuals are manually edited and integrated as part of a design process.
- This statement is disclosure, not debate.
- If this practice is unacceptable to you, disengage.
1. Purpose and Nature of Document
1.1 This document constitutes a formal statement of record regarding the author’s creative practices and use of tools.
1.2 This document is provided for disclosure and clarification purposes only.
1.3 This document is not intended as commentary, persuasion, apology, or invitation to discussion.
1.4 The existence of this document is intended to eliminate speculation, assumption, and repeated inquiry regarding authorship and production methods.
2. Authorship of Written Works
2.1 All fictional works published under the author’s name are original works authored solely by the author.
2.2 The author is solely responsible for narrative conception, drafting, revision, editing, structure, characterization, thematic development, continuity, and final text.
2.3 All fictional writing is performed manually by the author.
2.4 No generative, automated, or AI-based systems are used to write, assemble, or produce fictional prose.
2.5 Any claim that AI systems are used to author the written content is false.
3. Use of Visual Materials
3.1 Visual materials associated with the author’s work, including but not limited to book covers and website imagery, may include AI-generated imagery.
3.2 AI-generated imagery is used exclusively as source material for design purposes.
3.3 AI-generated imagery is not presented as finished artwork, hand-drawn illustration, or commissioned art.
3.4 All visual materials are manually selected, edited, altered, and integrated by the author.
3.5 Manual processing may include cropping, compositing, color correction, typography, layout, and aesthetic integration.
3.6 Final visual presentation reflects the author’s independent editorial and design decisions.
4. Representation and Limitations
4.1 The author does not claim AI-generated imagery as human-illustrated work.
4.2 The author does not sell AI-generated imagery as standalone art products.
4.3 The author does not misrepresent the origin, nature, or method of production of visual materials.
4.4 Visual materials exist solely to support the publication and presentation of written fiction.
5. Financial and Production Context
5.1 The author operates independently and without advances, grants, institutional funding, or external sponsorship.
5.2 Financial resources available to the author are finite.
5.3 Commissioning custom artwork is undertaken when financially feasible.
5.4 When commissioning is not feasible, available tools are used to allow continued publication.
5.5 Budgetary limitation is a material condition of production and carries no ethical implication.
6. Disclosure and Intent
6.1 This document constitutes full disclosure of the author’s creative process as it relates to tool usage.
6.2 Disclosure does not create an obligation to defend, justify, explain, or revisit these practices.
6.3 The author makes no representation regarding industry-wide practices beyond the scope of this work.
7. Engagement and Debate
7.1 The author does not engage in ongoing debate regarding the ethics of AI, publishing purity standards, or external moral frameworks.
7.2 Agreement with the practices described herein is not required.
7.3 Readers who object to these practices may discontinue engagement with the work.
7.4 Criticism may be expressed elsewhere and will not be addressed by the author.
8. No Waiver / No Amendment
8.1 Failure by the author to respond to criticism, accusation, or inquiry shall not be construed as waiver, concession, or admission.
8.2 No oral statements, third-party commentary, or external interpretations shall amend, supplement, or supersede this document.
8.3 This document may be amended only by issuance of a subsequent version by the author.
9. Finality
9.1 The works are published as produced.
9.2 The practices described herein are accurate as of the effective date.
9.3 This document constitutes the complete and final statement regarding the author’s creative practice and use of tools.
10. Governing Language
10.1 This Statement shall be interpreted according to the plain and ordinary meaning of the language used herein.
10.2 No interpretation derived from implication, assumption, or external ideological standards shall supersede the text as written.
10.3 Any ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of the author’s stated intent as expressed in this document.