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Imran Isah
Imran Isah

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I built an AI writing tool for authors as a solo dev from Nigeria — here's how

I've spent years in self-publishing and one thing always slowed me down — writing book descriptions, finding keywords, and crafting back cover copy.
So I built PublishAI.
It's a free AI-powered web app that generates:

  • Book descriptions
  • Title and subtitle ideas
  • Amazon KDP keywords
  • Back cover copy All in seconds. Just enter your book topic, pick a genre, add keywords, and click generate. The stack:
  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, Vanilla JS
  • Backend: Node.js + Express
  • AI: Groq API (llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
  • Hosting: Vercel (free tier) I built this solo from Kaduna, Nigeria while studying at university. No funding, no team — just code and consistency. It's live and free right now: https://kdp-tool-nu.vercel.app Would love feedback from the DEV community — what features would you add?

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