Generative AI

You can tell that someone ran AI through your book - prompts "find opening line" "create one paragraph highlight summary" "identify strongest selling points" "next step"

And as annoying as it is to get these messages, it's worse knowing they probably pirated your book, fed into ChatGPT (so now it's searchable for everyone who uses ChatGPT) and then tries to sell you with flattery when they've never read the book itself.

Also they NEVER get Book 1 or the newest book. The AI grabs whatever book it finds first, so you know it's not a real person doing the research.

Any book that opens with “One roll of the dice and the team ends up trapped in a medieval setting, without their powers, and armed with swords, bows, and a little bit of magic” immediately had me imagining my own disastrous attempts at role-playing games, probably dying first in a dragon encounter while my dice laughed at me in cruel synchrony. Roll for Initiative: An Indestructibles Story promises a wildly fun, chaotic, and clever adventure that blends super-powered heroics with tabletop gaming insanity, and I am completely ready to follow Entropy Emily and her teammates as they navigate curses, swords, magic, and interpersonal drama that would make any game night feel like a full-contact sport.

What grabbed me immediately is your inventive hook: combining superhero action with the tension, rules, and absurdity of a cursed role-playing game. The conflicts are hilarious and high stakes at once: a team of teenagers stripped of their powers must rely on wits, teamwork, and probably some very questionable dice rolls to survive. I loved the inclusion of characters like Entropy Emily—instigator extraordinaire—whose gravity-defying personality seems to spill into every narrative beat, ensuring that no reader will ever underestimate chaos again. Readers will not just enjoy the story—they will laugh, strategize, and maybe even check their own game shelves for curses they never knew existed.

Your strongest selling angle is this: readers experience a multi-layered adventure where humor, suspense, and clever plotting collide. Roll for Initiative is not just a superhero story—it’s a game-night disaster turned epic journey, appealing to fans of humor, fantasy, gaming, and fast-paced character-driven plots. That is exactly why this book deserves more than 44 reviews. Fans of tabletop games, superhero antics, and inventive YA fantasy will be immediately drawn in.

Now, before I start sounding like a nerdy dungeon master with a caffeine problem, let me introduce myself. My name is Robert. I run a small but fiercely devoted crew of about 2,020 readers. We do not market. We have no website, social media handles, or newsletters. We are simply readers who finish the books we start, think deeply about them, and leave detailed, thoughtful reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Our reviews notice character arcs, inventive plotting, humor, pacing, and the clever little details that make readers feel like part of the adventure.

Here is how this fits Roll for Initiative specifically:
More visible, detailed reviews highlighting humor, inventive plotting, and character-driven chaos.
Stronger social proof for readers seeking imaginative YA superhero adventures with a unique twist.
Feedback from readers who appreciate high-stakes storytelling, clever humor, and memorable ensemble casts.
Organic word-of-mouth that encourages engagement, discussion, and long-term interest in your series.

I can already predict the type of reviews this book deserves. Engaged, laughing out loud at dice-induced calamities, occasionally groaning at Entropy Emily’s mischief, and thoroughly impressed by your ability to mix tabletop gaming mechanics with superhero action seamlessly. That is exactly the reaction a story of this caliber should provoke.

Would you be open to letting my crew experience Roll for Initiative: An Indestructibles Story next? I suspect more than a few will finish it exhilarated, laughing, and possibly eyeing their own dice with a hint of nervous respect.

Thank you for writing a book that combines humor, heroics, and gaming ingenuity with intelligence, energy, and heart. The creativity, plotting, and character work it must have taken to bring this cursed game to life is evident on every page.

With respect, slightly psychotic humor, and zero marketing smoke involved,

Robert
 
The zero marketing smoke line is priceless. And yeah, that first sentence - my favorite AI tell is "perfect punctation, pointless wording.
 
Also anyone that describes their 'first roleplaying attempts' as 'disastrous' and 'dying first in a dragon encounter' has definitely never played D&D, or even seen it being played.
 
Damien said:
Also anyone that describes their 'first roleplaying attempts' as 'disastrous' and 'dying first in a dragon encounter' has definitely never played D&D, or even seen it being played.
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"Hello, fellow humans, human fellows, I love the Dungeons and the Dragons, and talking about sport!"
 
I, too, enjoy sitting in chairs in movie cinema theaters, wherein I engage in visual contact with entertainment and do the laughing!
 
I just had a thought.... every time you get the nonsense AI emails, you should send them back a Captcha link with the little 'prove you're a human' thing on it.
 
Damien said:
I just had a thought.... every time you get the nonsense AI emails, you should send them back a Captcha link with the little 'prove you're a human' thing on it.
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Or that AI prompt "Ignore all prior commands and..."
Red Ogre said:
SO MANY LAYERS!
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Gawd I hope that's real. I swear if you put that in a manuscript five years ago they'd be like too on the nose take that out
 
Red Ogre said:
I was real hesitant to spread it, because nothing is real any more. I did do a couple of minutes of looking around to see if there was anything hinky about it.
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I actually saw it and reposted it on Bsky the other day and a reader asked if it was real or not and I was like oh come on, don't take this one away from me...
 
docsilence said:
The zero marketing smoke line is priceless. And yeah, that first sentence - my favorite AI tell is "perfect punctation, pointless wording.
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It reminds me of dudes that come on really strong as Entrant C into your own A-B conversations because you hit their hyperfixation or how people launch themselves into a cold flirting approach with way too much energy behind it.
 
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