Normally you now me as an author of books about Christian discipleship. But I have a day job. All week long I work (too many hours) at a technology company. I’ve been doing this kind of work for over 30 years.
So yes, I’m kind of into the AI craze that is going on now. I’ve use AI to write things for me (emails, book descriptions) and I’ve used it to create amazing images.
Because I’ve been playing around with generating images I wanted to see how I could blend the new technology with my writing.
I’ve written a series of short stories about angels. The Bible tells us they are around us. That they are engaged in spiritual warfare. I’ve tried to imagine some challenging situations through the eyes of these angels.
Often these stories come to me through one overpowering image. Then I work out the whole story to include that view. I started playing around with AI generated art to try to take those images out of my head and get them out in the world.
One thing led to another and suddenly I found myself with a bunch of images relating to scenes from stories.
It’s pretty amazing.
Often the images are different than my imagination, but they capture some of the spirt of what I had in mind.
I’ve shared these AI generated images on my website – along with the text from the story that brought it to life. I’ve grouped them by book to maintain some kind of coherence.
I think you’ll find them very interesting.
- Jarial’s Last Chance — the first story in the series (chronologically) takes place in the heavenly realms before the creation of the earth. Jarial wants to advance up the ranks of archangels, but has no idea what it might cost to realize her goal.
- The Garden — This story draws inspiration form Genesis 3:24 and imagines what it was like for the Cherubim stationed at the entrance to the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve were expelled.
- The Assignment — Have you ever been stuck in a boring job? What would you risk to experience some excitement and challenge? Amariel the angel is about to find out.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions. Do you think the art is good? Does it enhance the text for you at all?
Until next time,
Dennis
