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Should Fiction Writers use AI Tools?
I could have written this article with AI or had AI write it for me. The question is, should I? How much AI should an author use?
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To answer this question, I did some research into AI writing tools. Let me tell you, there are a lot! A lot more than I anticipated. And what’s interesting is that each one specializes in some different aspect of writing. There are some that help you write articles or blog posts (I fooled around with those before I started writing this on my own). There are some that focus on marketing, copy writing, and writing for social media. And, of course, there are some that are actually meant for writers of fiction.
I’m sure that everyone is aware that apps such as Grammarly and ProWritingAid are now completely run by AI. These programs, which used to be iffy at checking to see whether your punctuation was correct and if your commas were where they should be, are now offering to rewrite your words for you.
And it is not only grammar checkers that have become AI-ed, but now all writing programs are trying to use a computer to help (or sometimes “help”) writers. Even my favorite app, Plottr now has an AI — separate from the actual program — that (for a significant amount of money) will analyze your book for you and tell you where it…
