3 Ways ChatGPT Can Help Your Book Writing Process
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We all know that AI is taking the world by storm, and I’ve been seeing a lot of conversations about the ramifications for authors working on book projects. In this video, I go through three ways authors can use ChatGPT and to streamline the writing process. For each example, I’ll type prompts into ChatGPT so you can see exactly how it works.
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I've been searching for weeks for a video like this. Everyone else is focused on having ChatGPT write a novel for them for easy money. I wanted videos to help improve my story with ChatGPT while keeping the story mine. I've been using it to edit and help find better words to express my ideas.
Same. I just want it to enhance what I’ve already written. I don’t want it to write it for me.
Exactly!!! I've also been meaning to do this! I don't like the feeling of not strengthening the story to fit your own writing style. I generally don't get it how writers can want something to write for them a whole entire novel 😭 Your view on this is exactly how I see it 😊😊😊
This is me right now! I wanted to know if I’m a bad author for improving the vocabulary in my sentences with ai. Like the whole story is mine, and the scenes and everything is mine, but English isn’t my first language, even tho I’m good I don’t have a full dictionary in my brain.
@zaarab7524 nOO! YOUR NOT A BAD AUTHOR! Your a creative author who knows how to utilise tools to their advantage and that's AMAZING!
@@user-cz6ce1ls6z aww thank you! Exactly the confidence boost I need💕I feel like author community generally can be a bit judgy on that part. I like to argue that they use a bunch of different people in the editing process, how is ai any different🫣
I’ve been using it for research and to jumpstart my writing process by providing a detailed synopsis for a chapter or scene and letting ChatGPT turn it into a “rough cut” that I can revise and flesh out to my liking. It’s a helpful tool.
I've been using it as a thesaurus. It's great when searching for words/phrases that have particular connotations. I've also created new words by combining bits from multiple languages into one. Good for character names, too.
I'm in the same boat as you. Using chatGPT has been easier for finding synonyms and phrases than normal Google search are.
I also use it to aid with descriptions
Yes, I'm using it to find better ways to structure my phrases, find better adjectives or verbs. I kinda feel guilty about this, but I'm putting a lot of effort into learning from it to depend less and less. Maybe I'll use this for my second or third draft but I don't know.
Why not use, a thesaurus?
Ive been using chatgpt as a crutch for scene building, oh my god I hate to say it but it’s the most tedious part of writing for me, feels like delaying getting to where I want, but I have to slowly build it because that’s how you immerse someone in a scene. Chatgpt just word splurges descriptions for me to sprinkle throughout the chapters, then I can give it the magic touch by relating it to the story and characters. Made my writing feel complete.
this! I usually try it myself first, which sounds like I'm describing the scene efficiently and straight to the point like I'm explaining it to a blind person. And then ask chatgpt to rewrite it and add some sauce to it. Works every time! T-T
...if you cant be bothered to write it, why should anyone be bothered to read it 👀
Your insights and tips on how to use it effectively for the book writing process are priceless. Cheers to more productive and inspired writing sessions ahead! 🤝
What an amazing idea for comp titles! Never occurred to me
Thank you✨ I had no idea ChatGPT could be useful like that. Will definitely give it a try one day.
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Thanks! The advice that suggest using chatgpt for searching comps is really a great one. Totally going to use it.
I've been using it to brainstorm ideas for my WIP and it's quite invaluable. You can even ask it if a certain plot point or opening passage has enough intrigue/ is clear enough, and ChatGPT will gladly assist with some good points.
So useful thank you Alyssa! Funny that today a friend just told me about ChatGPT and I had no idea how to use, and poof! Your video comes up two hours later😊! So I immediately used it as per your trials which was so useful. I found some almost comps, but not with all my elements, thus a sign I'm on a more unique track. Let's hope so
I wouldn't be to quick to abandon Google searches. Many times I have run into some interesting aspects of the subject I was searching that didn't answer the specific question I had, but gave me some insight that I could add into my story to give it more authenticity or interest.
The comp titles idea is going to be so helpful!
Ive been playing around with bard which is google's equivalent to chatgpt.
First thing i did was try to break it by asking it to write out pi to one hundred thousand decimal places, to which it politely declined.
Bard is connected to a larger dataset -- i believe -- as it is connected to the internet via the google search engine.
I used it for some comp titles for my book, but i elected to prompt it using the genre/themes to get the results which were promising.
I then told it to refine the search for titles that have a high commercial success in terms of their adaptations to screen.
I got about 15 titles in total, from about three minutes of research, which would have taken me a lot longer given the themes of my book.
In my experience, the best way to use an LLM is to keep the prompts simple, and to use an iterative approach to build the complexity of the response data.
This was so helpful. Thanks.
This was an excellent video and information. I was apprehensive about AI but your demonstration provided a great ethical use for chatgpt. Also I didn’t realize a search could use complete sentences. That’s really interesting. Thank you.
This is a wonderful video. Thank you so much!!!!
I find it helpful for discovering a character’s voice. I tell it about a character’s traits and then ask it how that character might phrase something or respond to a prompt. I rarely use what it gives me, but it helps me step out of my own voice and into theirs.
I’m grateful 🙏🏻
Using GPT chat for research is a great idea! Of course I will double check the information, but it would save me so much time.
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Thanks for these suggestions! I've been wondering how I could use ChatGPT for research, etc.
I find it so helpful for historical research! Of course, it's good to ask it for its sources so you can verify but I've found so much great information that google and jstor just hasn't gotten me to.
make sure to acturally verify tho, bc if it doesnt have a source it will make one up 👀
I'm not a fan of ai writing the whole book. i just want it to generate ideas so I can mix things in my own way. Is that ok?
Hmm. These are interesting ways to use this AI. Thanks for the rundown.
I used it to create a synopsis for my story. Also help me create fitting names for things.
I’ve been loving Chat GPT for help with social media captions!
That's a great use for it! Thanks for commenting!
This was awesome! I'm excited about the idea of using it for comps. I've been querying for a few months with no success and suspect it's time for me to shake up my query letter again. I'm also thinking it would be a good tool for brainstorming over things like minor character descriptions, and generally look at using it as a tool to feed my creative fire, which often burns with the intensity of frozen pizza.
Haha, love the frozen pizza metaphor! I do think there are some exciting ways to use it as a tool to help your writing process along. Thanks for commenting and good luck in the query trenches!
I input my finished chapter then tell it to critique it as if it were a college professor in creative writing and point out the weaknesses and strengths and give me a grade.
This is great
😅 thanks for this Alyssa. I have been trying to find comp books, but simply can't, cos its a historical romance fiction, family saga, fiction novel. Of course every family has their own different issues, so this is what makes it so difficult for me. 😅
I've been playing around with ChatGPT in brainstorming a little bit. I used it to brainstorm a title for a piece I recently submitted to a contest. Like you said, it didn't quite come up with exactly what I wanted, and a couple of its suggestions were existing titles, but it was enough to get the gears turning so that I could come up with my own.
I've also played with having it help me develop character ideas by asking me questions, and then when I describe my answers it offers suggestions of its own as well, and we kind of go back and forth.
And I've fed it romance trope ideas with some character information and asked it to fill in one of my favorite beat sheets, and it's spit out a rough outline that way, and then I've played with asking it to change it to see if it would work better. That's had mixed success and I don't think it's something I would probably use as anything more than something to kind of get my own gears turning the way I did with the title, but it was at least interesting to play with to see where the AI was at.
All the ways I've played with it so far have left me with the same feeling... that it can be genuinely helpful as a starting place, but you need to make sure that you're doing your own fact checking/thinking/creating because it has a variety of limitations.
I have embraced using Chat GPT and Claude to collaborate on my first novel, which has immensely benefited my storytelling. First, I never use AI to provide creative ideas for settings, plot arcs, or character development. I am the storyteller; AI is merely my editor and collaborator. I detail our respective roles and instruct AI to review those roles before each response.
Benefits: (1) I create scene-specific instructions to give AI info about the story and scene’s theme/purpose, plot, character profiles, settings, mood, POV, etc. I also cut and paste prior scenes to illuminate the current scene.
This exercise forces me to outline each scene and provides an outline archive for later editing; (2) I ask AI to pose 10-20 ‘clarifying questions’ based on my scene overview or rough draft. These questions and my answers raise issues I would not have considered; (3) AI helps me polish and line edit, line by line; (4) AI provides vivid sensory details that immerse my readers in the scenes, and AI converts ‘telling’ to ‘showing;’ (5) I learn from AI's 'mistakes' and poor writing/editing.
(6) AI provides on-the-spot research and suggestions while I write (e.g., give me a list of bawdy Russian drinking songs); (7) AI provides a thorough evaluation after each draft, which considers my writing style and guidelines (this can be a great confidence builder).
I plan on using AI to convert one of my scenes into a graphic novel vignette and am considering animating another. I switch between Claude and ChatGPT to see which works best at any given time and which ‘goes off the rails.’ I instruct each AI to evaluate the results of my collaborations with the other AI.
I’ve become more proficient and productive-despite adding extra front-end efforts. I encourage others to try it. Here is a link on my Google Drive to the polishing guidelines I created with ChatGPT and Claude’s help.
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I have a question. I’ve written several stories. I’m working on all the synopsis for these stories. Spell check is one thing, but structure needs editing. I waste a lot of time rewriting sentences.Would chatgbt help that? I’ve never used it. Thanks
A way to find comp titles at last!! I've been on the fence about ChatGPT but this has made it a total win!! Thank you SO much!
I use it as a proofreader and to check the characters for my fanfiction.
Thank you Mrs. Alyssa 😊😊😊 here’s a great use for it; when you need to know how the way a thing works, like someone’s job you’ve never done, for example, what its like to work in a rodeo doing blank duty, now instead of studying it on google through the people who have talked about it, chatGPT can explain it to you, having collected all the information that’s on the internet, rather than the many websites you’d have to visit.
Oop nvm. Number three was backround research
Is it okay If i write a scene and make chat gpt rephrase it? is it still cheating? since im not completely fluent in English
Thank you, Alyssa. I do use titles to focus my intent (especially chapter titles), but titles come to me easily. Examples 2 & 3 interest me, as long as either is limited to factually-oriented material. I have not used ChatGPT, and am wary of it, both functionally (information accuracy) and philosophically (ideological programming). I am not a Luddite; I was a science major. I ascribe to the Spock viewpoint: Computers make good servants, but I have no wish to serve under them. Regardless, texting and tweeting have had a deleterious effect on general literacy, so I would not like to see writers rely on such a crutch for actual writing.
What a response. I am honestly very anxious about our jobs in the future (I am a languages teacher and songwriter and I am venturing into fiction writing, which is a lifelong dream). I also fear for the overall state of people's minds and perceptions of the world around them. This AI evolution is pushing me to live one day at a time for I am nothing but a spectator.
I used ChatGPT to review my query letter and synopsis. It suggests some cool stuff. In one of the reviews, it replied as an agent requesting me a full MS. Unfortunately, no real agent has done the same 😕😂
I don’t really trust AI’s output. I’ve cross-checked many times and it’s very very common that it will give results that mention other people's stuff (like characters that already exist, for example). Whatever it gives you… Make it your own. My top ways of using it are for clarity checks, as an editing tool, and for another way of saying something. I find it very weak for plotting, but it can help you out of a major block.
Maybe if people prompt the same basic way you'll get the same generic, basic results.
@@Existomalus There were a few words missing in my response. What I meant was more to do with things that already exist. So, I always cross-check everything and sometimes, it's just faster to come up with my own things. Also, mastering the art of prompts is a must! The other day I was sick of trying to make it give me ideas for a certain thing and it only gave me a usable idea when I asked about something completely different and I put both ideas together, then added my own input. Overall, it helped with a major block.
So on the subject of comp titles.. I'm in the very first stages when it comes to writing my debut novel, but I've been saying: "it's like a mix of Supernatural, Lord of the Rings, and Castlevania" when trying to relate the feel of my overall story. By the time I'm actually finished writing this thing, and go to query, are you telling me that all of those comps will be useless? I mean, sure, they were all very popular, but wouldn't hold up at all in the "last 5 years" aspect.
Alyssa, Thank you for your videos. If CHATGBT generates your title, wouldn't chatgbt own the title?
I just tried the title thing, and it was massively frustrating. The AI would ignore my request and just start summarizing the story and adding details I never gave. The few titles it did suggest sounded like textbook titles ("Fluent in Difference: A Multilingual Journey" wtf?). I then ran out of free questions for the day. Since I indeed struggle with naming my works, this would have been a huge help if it actually worked. :(
I used it to organised my ADHD cluttered thoughts xD, I give it all my ideas for a scene for exemple, and if helps me determine the time line and plan an outline my ideas int something, it doesn't write the book for me, nor do I want it to, but its an amazing organization tool
Its basically my outlining tool, since my brain can't do that efficiently
I asked it a question like, "what kind of crimes could a person who possesses magical abilities commit?" It gave me some interesting answers.
IBM's deep blue defeated the greatest human player, everyone thought it was the end. What they have now found is human strategy with ai processing is now a very formidable combination and sometimes known as 'centaur chess'. Writers simply need to establish how to mount their creativity onto the back of ai
OMG, I just recorded a video on this topic yesterday, but I haven't edited and uploaded it yet. You beat me to the punch!
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@@arzabael Thank you!
I just posted my ChatGPT vid, where I use the software to plot a new novel. Alyssa's tips sound really helpful (wish I'd seen this vid first!), so I'll be applying those the next time I try AI.
Make sure not to call yourself an author if you are automating the writing process.
@@Edinburghdreams I'm a published author and full-time English and Creative Writing teacher. I'll never automate my writing process, and I think any attempt to use AI for that purpose is misguided. That's what my video is about.
@@creativewritingcorner I’ll check that out! Thank you
I recomend seeing iceland with your own eyes, it smells diffrent than other counturyes, looks diffrent than the pictures, and speak to the natives, so if you need to have a native in the novel that assists with the investigation, you will need to know how an icelander would think, given location, age and family heratage (Farmer or fisherman).
Chat gpt+Undetectable AI= high quality context and being undetected by detectors 🤟
I used it to search for comp titles and it showed me a few contemporary novels that do not exist.
At one point, it even presented me with the book blurb of a published novel that read almost like my manuscript... hold on a second 🤔... it was exactly my original idea rephrased. The title given to me by the AI system was never made into a novel. ChatGPT used the information I wrote to formulate a fake tittle.
Always double check to make sure the data you receive is accurate!
Or better yet, don't use it at all.
It did give me a couple suggestions though
Yes, always double check to verify info for sure. It's definitely not perfect! Thanks for commenting!
Chatgpt helps me flesh out ideas
I get human feedback.
This weekend, I began using ChatGPT as an editor. You prompt it by writing, "Act as a proofreader. Check for punctuation, spelling, grammar, and clarity."
You can also use the prompt, "I want you to act as a literary critic. I will provide you with some excerpts from literature work. Analyze it under the given context, based on aspects including its genre, theme, plot structure, characterization, language and style, and historical and cultural context. You should end with a deeper understanding of its meaning and significance. My first request is:
Depends on what you mean with 'let ChatGPT write your book'. The story is mine, the plot is mine, the scenes and dialogue are mine, the dry humor used is mine, not ChatGPT, in fact it has emotional depth from the one extreme to the other that AI cannot replicate as it's human emotion and the plot involves so much research and creativity that it's something AI would not (yet) be capable of coming up with. What I do use it for is editing my texts for a smoother flow, kind of like a glorified enhanced grammar tool. Does that mean it has some words that I would normally not use as quickly in my vocabulary... certainly. Doesn't make the story less mine though.
It’s best to use as a partner and not a crutch
I am not sure if this is safe enough, though. I always use it as a beta-reader / basic editor, but I am just afraid they will store all my data / messages in their databases when I have the traning history enabled. Can you investigate about this topic in specific? Thanks.
Gemini is possibly better than chatgpt for helping with novels
What about a less politically biased AI?
ive had ppl hand me things to evaluate and my response has so often been "your writing is plastic. you have no Voice. there is no rhythm or cadence to this story. its as flat as denmark." They thrn scramble to say that they had AI fix their grammar and spelling to save me time 👀 i asked for the un-AI'd draft bc if they cant be bothered to write it, i cant be bothered to edit it 💀 the "fixed grammar" is a complete rewrite. always is. straight up cheating
I guess AI like ChatGPT is getting the same reputation as the context of something like using steroids
Never thought about it that way but i kinda agree
Don’t use this “tool”. Every time you use it you shit on what it means to be a writer
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Authors shouldn't use any generative models in any fashion, for any part of the process. We need to unite with other creatives. We are in a battle for our very creative lives. Our actions have consequences. Don't assist the hype wave of those that would destroy us. Don't normalise the use of models that illegally trained on copyrighted novels.
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I disagree. What we should focus on is how to best utilise this technology in a way that is ethical and pragmatic. ChatGPT at the end of the day is only a tool. It's not meant to replace writing nor creative thinking (it is notoriously bad with the latter). There are some serious ethical considerations when it comes to AI, but there's no denial that it is going to be used or integrated within the creative process. We should look for ways to enhance our creativity without crossing ethical boundaries, which is what I believe this video's intent is. AI *can* be a useful tool if you know how to use it.
@@sebastienguanzon4978 nah. Any author that uses it doesn't deserve the name.
Soon you'll have to declare if you've used generative AI assistance in your novels - it's in the EU legislation - and anyone that has will deserve all the vitriol, loss of sales and reputation that they receive.
The arts were never a problem that needed solving.
@@sebastienguanzon4978 other forms of AI, non generative ones that are genuine tools and not replacements I have no problem with.
Nor automation in fields people are happy to lose.
But by Open AI's own admission authors are the most likely category to be 100% replaced by their generative 'tools' in the future. They want to replace all jobs, including the creative ones, and they think that's a utopia.
@@Edinburghdreams I am actually worried there's going to be a large influx of interest in AI written novels for a while. This could lead to serious problems with not established authors (who do not use these) trying to be seen on the market. While I do share a similar sentiment when it comes to AI, I think it's unfortunately inevitable its gonna encroach on our creative territory whether we like it or not. But that shouldn't stop us from having productive and honest conversations on how to use this in a way that is still creative and ethical.
I'm not an advocate for using it to replace writing (it is pretty much soulless). What I am an advocate for is using it intelligently like for background research (though with the caveat that you need to fact check with other sources).
@@Edinburghdreams I do agree with your overall sentiment though. These are really difficult ethical situations. I also worry about the integrity of the creative arts. I don't see any other way around this other than finding positive solutions that still respect the integrity of the arts.
In the end (5 years perhaps) an AI will be writing the majority of commercial novels and screenplays. Publishing companies do not care about the author as a human, only if they produce a product. AI can do this better. Literary fiction, however, will remain written by humans.
For anyone discouraged by the above comment, understand that it is speculation - not truth. Nothing is certain regarding AI right now, for any industry. Any definitive claims about its future impact need to be questioned. Please continue to write.
@@tommylewis2792 Thank you ❤
Why would any writer with a sliver of passion even consider this?
ChatGPT can help people with certain parts of the writing process to at least get started. If I write a story that hinges on a particular action but I am not sure the logic behind why that would be the case I can ask “generate a list of reasons why a city girl would go to a secluded cabin after a breakup” the I can look at the list and say “I like reason 3. Can you walk me through the logic behind this reason?” Then I can write the story instead of procrastinating for 6 months because I got stuck.
Gross.
Are we dating?
No. Just no.
There are no short cuts to acquiring a skill. And writing effectively is a skill. If you use a crutch like AI you will never improve
Thank you for providing very useful information