I am retired. I don’t know anything about writing or AI. I am writing a historical survey nonfiction book using AI to keep my mind functioning by learning. What is the prevailing opinion of AI generated text? My guess is that in the next release of AI models there will be no way to tell that an article or book is human or AI written. How do you use AI? I have been using it it create my detailed outline with the plan for doing my own writing from that. When I generate narrative from it I like what it generates. (Remember. I said I am not a trained writer.) i think I still have a lot to learn. I assume there are a lot of books on Amazon now that were AI generated with no follow up editing. Do you use AI to generate your text then edit all the AI-ism’s? I am glad I am retired and not planning to make a career of writing. I remember a curse that went something like “May you live in interesting times.” I think AI is about to give us some interesting times! I would love to hear what you think. Eddie

I wrote a screenplay many years ago and left it in the drawer since then. With the advent of AI I thought I would have AI make it into a novel. It was either Chat or Claude, can't recall but they did a daily good job. After watching many of Jason's videos I felt that I can have AI redo it into show dont tell and also then a few other styles that Jason had mentioned in his videos. The novel was a little over 20,000 words. And I submitted it to first ChatGPT and what I got out was a story that Chat took liberties with adding lots of stuff that was not my story and I reigned it in many times to much of my frustration and then I tried claude and got the same results. I am guessing now that is not what those AI programs are for and I need one of the programs that Jason talks about in his videos. I reached out to Jason yesterday and still waiting to hear back, so in the meantime does anyone else have an idea? Thanks!

Are you a Plotter or Pantser? ___________ Just in case you're new to this: PLOTTERS plan and outline their stories in advance, often with a detailed beat sheet or scene-by-scene outline. Plotters tend to write more efficiently because they know what needs to be written and what doesn't. PANSTERS write by the seat of their pants, inventing the story as they go along. Pantsers may have an idea or concept for their story, but they don't know where it's going. They may start with a blank page and let the story develop organically as they write.

So, what are you all working on? I am working on a "The Lost Boys" inspired novel. There are going to be three to five books in the series. I also have outlines for a witches series of books.

I’m currently working on the Pizza Slice Method of plotting a novel. In a nutshell, it’s a simple and visual way to break a story into four manageable and engaging parts (four acts), much like slicing a pizza. Each “slice” represents a mini-story or act within the overall narrative, with its own beginning, middle, and end. The Pizza Slice Method keeps a novel organized and ensures a natural flow of rising tension. Each slice builds on the one before it, creating a sense of momentum. It’s especially useful for new writers because: It simplifies a complex story into smaller, digestible parts. It ensures each act has its own mini-arc (beginning, middle, end), which keeps readers engaged throughout. It helps writers focus on building tension and making sure every part of the story matters. What do you think of the concept?