2023 - A Year in Review
Embark on a journey through a year of transformative writing with AI. In my latest blog, 'A Year in Reflection: Embracing AI and Rediscovering My Authorial Voice,' I dive into the trials and triumphs of integrating AI into my creative process. From the complexities of the Tundra Unicorn Fantasy project to redefining the art of storytelling layer by layer, discover how AI became a mirror, reflecting and shaping my writing. As we step into 2024, join me in refocusing on the human heart of storytelling – where the essence of our work is inherently our own. Let’s explore together the balance between technology and the timeless craft of weaving narratives.
Bringing Your Characters to Life with AI - Perspectives and Beliefs
Picture this: two characters, huddled under the same awning, watching as soft flakes of snow gently descend upon the world. One, filled with a sense of wonder and joy, marvels at the fragile beauty of the snowflakes. The other, fraught with worry, envisions dangerous, slippery roads and an impending, back-breaking two hours of shoveling their driveway. This illustration represents the essence of character perspectives - they are the personal, unique lens through which each character sees the world.
Bringing Your Characters to Life with AI - Unique Personality Traits
Today we'll step further into the labyrinth of character creation. We're delving into Hand-Crafted Personality Traits - the gold dust that sprinkles life into the clay of our characters, turning them from mere words on a page into living, breathing beings who take up residence in our readers' minds.
Bringing Your Characters to Life with AI - Personality Frameworks
Diving deeper into our character-building series, today we're tackling Personality Frameworks. Think of these frameworks as the DNA of your characters, a blueprint detailing their behavioral patterns, decision-making processes, and responses to life's curveballs.
Bringing Your Characters to Life with AI - Overview
Hello, dear writers and dreamers! Today marks the exciting beginning of our new mini-series: "Bringing Your Characters to Life with AI." We're delving deep into the art of crafting vibrant, authentic characters, and how we can guide AI to fill our narratives with their unique voices.
AI: The Dance of Words, A Comparison of ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude
In the ever-evolving world of AI, comparison becomes a natural part of progress. Today, we dive into a unique experiment that pits OpenAI's language model, ChatGPT, against a promising newcomer on the scene, Anthropic's Claude.
The task at hand was simple: draft the first scene of a novel, following a given style guide and beat list. To level the playing field, the challenge was designed to flex the AI's creativity, understanding of the narrative structure, and ability to breathe life into a fictional scene.
Leveraging AI in Writing: An In-depth Look at Scene-Level Outlines
As we continue our exploration of using artificial intelligence in the writing process, specifically the OpenAI language model, ChatGPT, we are now ready to delve deeper into our story structure. After our comprehensive walkthrough of Act One and chapter-level outlining, we turn our attention towards crafting scene-level outlines.
Harnessing AI for Novel Writing: Worldbuilding
Welcome back to the fourth installment of our series on how AI can be utilized in the worldbuilding process for supernatural fiction. If you've been following along, you'll recall that we started with a pair of intriguing story synopses that wove together elements of psychological horror, surreal fantasy, hidden histories, and familial bonds. Our protagonist, Ava, stood at the heart of both these narratives, anchored in a town brimming with supernatural occurrences.
Harnessing AI for Novel Writing: From Concept to Cast
Welcome back to another edition of The AI-Assisted Writer! Today, we're diving into the depths of our protagonist Ava, and the vibrant supporting cast of our psychological horror novel. I'm excited to share how I used AI, specifically ChatGPT, to help flesh out Ava and tease out the quirky ensemble surrounding her in this uncanny town.
Harnessing AI for Novel Writing: Brainstorming Ideas
Last month we talked about some broad issues dealing with AI, and I've no doubt we'll dig deeper into them. This month, though, I want to get into some practical ideas on how you can incorporate AI into your writing process.