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How AIs helped me write a novel
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Writing with the Help of Large-Language Models
I went to see an exhibition today. The theme was technology’s affect on people. Of course, the times being what they are, there was a lot of allusions to AIs. Well, that’s just myopic. I’m 48. That’s old for much of the history of humanity. That is enabled by technology. I can see, because I have glasses. That’s enabled by technology. I’m overweight, because technology allows us to have such an easy access to food.
Will AI have such a profound affect on humanity? Maybe some day, but it isn’t now.
AI in Creative Projects: Still Mostly Useless
I’ve been writing a novel. While in general I’m not interested keeping my projects very secret, this one feels like an idea I want to keep close to my chest for now. That doesn’t stop me from bringing up various uses of AI during this process.
First, not one word has been written by an AI. That’s the fun of this project. I want to write, because I like to write and it helps me get away the stresses of my job. There wouldn’t be much point to this if I just let AI do the writing. I will, at some point, go through the text with an AI tool, probably ProWritingAid, to fix the inevitable grammar problems, but even then I won’t allow the AI to make any decisions, just make suggestions.
The Tenth Anniversary Novella
Okay, here it is… with comments, because I just can’t shut up.
Writing Fiction for the First Time in Over a Decade, pt. 5
Something something opening here.
Writing Fiction for the First Time in Over a Decade, pt. 4
For some reason, I’ve been thinking about how well people actually read subtlety.
Writing Fiction for the First Time in Over a Decade, pt. 3
More random thoughts on the subject.
Writing Fiction for the First Time in Over a Decade, pt. 2
Just various thoughts I’ve had during this process. You can find the first part here.
Writing Fiction for the First Time in Over a Decade
Having been stuck at home for two years now, you need to start to come up with things to do. And while I have started to move around freely and return to the world actively, I still spend a lot of time just home and when you do that you need to come up with things to do.
Author Is More Alive Than Ever
Lucky is a cantankerous old man from a 2017 movie of the same name. After hour and a half of snarling, Lucky finally breaks the fourth wall, stares straight at the camera in a closeup and smiles. This is especially meaningful, because Harry Dean Stanton, the actor playing Lucky, died before the movie was even released.