Have you ever wondered…

Have you ever wondered what goes on in an author’s mind when they start writing a new story, or even before that? What do we have to go through when we come up with our ideas, our story lines, not just for a single book for for an entire series? Does AI ever come into the picture? Is it cheating if it does? Well…

Every author has a different creative process. I can only tell you about mine.

I will admit that I use AI, but only as a tool. I get ideas for a story, and use AI to help me flesh it out so to speak. I’ll ask it to give me ideas when my brain is too tired, or I’ve developed a mental wall. Sometimes I’ll pick one of the AI suggestions, sometimes I won’t, and sometimes the suggestions themselves are enough to unblock my mental wall and I can come up with a solution on my own.

AI is useful but it is not the be-all-end-all that some people claim it to be. In my experience, for writing, for coming up with ideas, heck, for any suggestions or discussions, anything AI gives you should be taken with a grain of salt at all times. It is a wonderful tool, but a tool only nonetheless. Use your own common sense, your own discretion, your own mind, to determine whether or not to use what AI comes up with, whether it’s in a creative endeavor, a technical one, or anything in between.