How Writers Can Transform Their Words into Midjourney Masterpieces

Engineer prompts without being a prompt engineer

Clayton Moulynox
The Generator

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Image created by author with Midjourney: Prompt — “bring your words to life, color, surrealism, detailed — ar 3:2 — c 25 — q 2”

Picture this: you’re at your desk completing the draft of your latest post, creative juices flowing like a bubbling mountain spring. You know what they say — a picture’s worth a thousand words. So, naturally, you’re on the hunt for that perfect image to capture the essence of your story. But what if the standard stock images just don’t cut it?

Enter AI images, the revolutionary solution to your visual storytelling woes. With AI-generated visuals, you’re no longer limited to existing photographs or illustrations. Instead, you can create custom visuals tailored to your post with just a few clicks. Bingo! — huge amount of time saved, right?

Ah, but here’s the catch — the ever-looming spectre of prompt fatigue.

Much like how I’d invest hours typing keywords into a search bar, scouring a stock photo site for the picture-perfect image, I now often find myself knee-deep in AI prompt tweaking to conjure up a custom-made visual gem. The more I tweak and adjust those prompts, the further I drift from my initial vision. The prompts morph into convoluted, long-winded monsters, leaving me feeling lost and on the verge of throwing in the towel. And that, my friends, is the essence of prompt…

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Clayton Moulynox
The Generator

Experience-based commentary on startups, tech, biz & life. Consults & invests @ startupfoundationsbuilder.com & mxgrowth.com. Ex-Microsoft, Ex-startup unicorn