So over on Substack (you find and follow me without a link), I've been talking about author voice. Here's a question I want you to consider. If someone ran the last five pages you wrote through an AI detector, what would it say? Not because AI detectors are reliable. They're not. But because the question reveals something important. If your answer is "I'd be nervous about that" — why? What is it about your prose that might read as machine-generated? Is it the sentence variety? The absence of specific personal detail? The way your dialogue sounds like everyone and no one? The way every metaphor is just competent enough? If your answer is "I'd be fine" — what makes you confident? Can you actually articulate what makes your prose distinctly yours? Do your sentences have a rhythm? Does your imagery follow a logic that belongs to your particular imagination? Do your characters carry a worldview that only you could have given them? I'm not asking to scare you. I'm asking because voice is the only thing that AI cannot replicate from scratch. It can imitate and produce statistically likely prose. But it cannot be you, because being you requires living your specific weird irreplaceable life and then having the courage to let it bleed onto the page. So: what bleeds onto your pages?

AI is changing publishing fast, and we want to know how YOU actually feel about it. Troy and I have launched an Author AI Sentiment Survey specifically for authors, writers, and creatives so we can gather real community insight about AI’s impact on publishing, creativity, careers, audiobook narration, cover design, and the future of storytelling. This is NOT a pro-AI or anti-AI campaign. We genuinely want honest responses from: Authors who love AI Authors who hate AI Authors who feel conflicted or uncertain Authors still figuring it out Our goal is to collect meaningful data from the writing community and contribute to larger industry conversations with actual author perspectives instead of assumptions. 📝 TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: https://printtopro.com/author-a-i-sentiment-survey/ A few important notes:• Please share this with AUTHORS and creatives• We’re aiming for at least 1,000 responses• The survey will only be open for a limited time because AI sentiment is evolving rapidly• If requested, we may later create a separate reader-focused survey We truly appreciate your help with this project. The more responses we gather, the more accurate and useful the data becomes for everyone in the publishing space. — Stacey & TroyPrint to Pro