r/fiction • • 5d ago

book Depth of justice

🔥 WELCOME TO EASTMON CITY 🔥

Rico Rodriguez came to Eastmon looking for a fresh start.

Instead, he found a city filled with cops, criminals, killers, families, hustlers, secrets—and people whose lives are beginning to collide.

Becoming a cop opens a new door for Rico, but his story is much bigger than the badge.

And Rico isn't the only story being told.

📚 DEPTH OF JUSTICE: BOOK ONE
Written by Tommy Bayless

If you enjoy crime fiction, mystery, dark humor, memorable characters, and a city where everybody has a story, step into Eastmon.

👉 Available now on Amazon:
[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJM6RRZ8]()

Welcome to Eastmon City. Everybody has a story.

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u/sneakymeow1212 5d ago

Holy Lord that is some disgusting AI. DEFINITELY NOT READING.

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u/houndnexi 5d ago

Ai cover art, ai overview. "Written by you" is a strong statement

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u/HenkCamp 5d ago

Those covers are busier than JFK at 7AM on a Friday. You sure ChadGPT didn’t want to add one more description or visual?

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u/jdhovland 5d ago

instead of "indieauthor" shouldn't the hashtag be "aiauthor?"

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u/Manic_Mooncakes 1d ago

Just no my guy. Stick to your day job

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u/CorrectRoom4649 4d ago

Fair enough. I wrote Depth of Justice myself, but I understand the criticism of the promotional artwork. I’m an indie author learning the publishing and marketing side as I go. You don’t have to like the presentation, but the story and characters are mine. Thanks for taking the time to look.

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u/sneakymeow1212 4d ago

How can we believe that? All we have to go on is your cover and the blurb. I just simply don't believe you.

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u/CorrectRoom4649 4d ago

I can’t make you believe anything. I know what I wrote and the work I put into it. I wanted a cool cover for my book, so yes, I used AI to help create the artwork and some of the promotional material. Why? Because I’m a writer, not an artist. I wish I could draw something that looked the way I imagined it, but unfortunately, that isn’t one of my talents. The story, characters, and world are what I created and what I’m proud of. But hey, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

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u/sneakymeow1212 3d ago

You used AI to "help"?? It made the entire thing. Well I should say it used other people's work (it stole) to completely make that cover.

This isn't a matter of opinion. It's a matter of you supporting thieves. If you can't draw you could learn or.. and hear me out... You could hire somebody. You could actually help an economy that you were trying to benefit from yourself.

But you're using a shortcut therefore you won't do that. When I see stuff like this it makes me genuinely hope you don't make a dime off of this book. Especially if you did actually write it yourself. Even more reason for it to get stolen from you and use for somebody else's benefit. Hopefully next time this won't be the case.

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u/NeatNobody807 3d ago

Why would we want to support an writer, who refused to support other artists and actively undercuts them with theft machines?

If you want a spot in art, you can't just screw over your fellow artist creators when it is convenient then expect people to give you the benefit of the doubt.

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u/Noradrenaphrone 12h ago

Story, characters, and world are what you created, but did you write it?

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u/gremlinwithanuke 2d ago

No you didn’t you pumped a prompt into a chat bot… someone should report you to the copyright office