Writing Fiction With AI. Sudowrite With Amit Gupta

[@AnthonyPafford]

I am a writer with a background in graphic design. Early in my design career I recall people wondering if “computer art” was going to stick around, and suggesting that using Photoshop was “cheating”. Today we recognize that drawing on a tablet is more efficient drawing, and you can’t just push a button and have it create a masterpiece. I believe AI writing tools like Sudowrite will be seen the same way one day. Making the “cheating” notion even more ridiculous is the fact that ghostwriting has been around for a very long time. You can pay someone to write the entire book without your involvement and give you credit. It’s preposterous to call it cheating when a tool suggested a line of dialogue here and there, or helped me brainstorm the elements that make up my characters and world. It’s like suggesting that it’s cheating to use an online name generator. If it’s cheating, best of luck writing your masterpiece without any talent.

[@thecreativepenn]

Thanks, Anthony, and yes, we are years behind the adoption of these tools in the visual industry!

[@AnthonyPafford]

@@thecreativepenn By the way, I got into the beta because of your interview and I am really enjoying it. Thanks for the detailed discussion. The character creation tools are actually quite good and it was surprising how it could just as easily generate fantasy creatures like goblins and elves as it was to make detailed descriptions of doctors in the local hospital, complete with education background, relationships with other characters, and relevant interests.

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

So true, and I hadn't even thought about the ghostwriting aspect, which if anything, that would be considered "cheating." I was thinking of it like, "with that logic, if you get suggestions and feedback from editors, critique partners, or beta readers, then that would be 'cheating' isn't it?" And, if that's the case, every single one of us are "cheaters," so why not use a robot for it?

[@victorialkwilliams3460]

I can’t wait to play with Suodwrite! Signed up for beta. Thank you so much for bringing this program to my attention.

[@debraarkonovotny1673]

I filled out the form but no invite yet did you get yours?

[@victorialkwilliams542]

@@debraarkonovotny1673 not yet

[@taunasonn-lemarbe7267]

i Signed up on the 25th, still haven't heard back.

[@thecreativepenn]

Please just email Amit again or tweet him and the team - I think I sent a lot of people their way!

[@taunasonn-lemarbe7267]

@@thecreativepenn I did sign-up again and I received a reply. I've been playing with it for 2 days. Thank you.

[@VanessaMarieBooks]

Such a helpful interview, played around with Sudowrite a little so far, but I definitely want to try out the character creation for some ideas. My new project that I'm working on, I've brainstormed and got most of the plot and world down, but I still haven't figured out the characters, including my MC, so hopefully it'll help me with that or with just getting started. A lot times, my characters get formed as I write and discover the story (I'm a pantser), but with this project, I'm still having trouble figuring out where/how to start. I may just have to write out of order and start with a scene that I do know.

[@thecreativepenn]

I always write out of order :) This is why Scrivener is so useful for re-roganizing - my tutorial here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/javdfZSjiainiJY

[@michaelcopple1736]

Thank you, Joanna. This program really helped with rewriting the opening chapter of my novel I have put down for a few years due to some family issues. I found that the original narrative was a little too much like Stephen R. Lawhead's Endless Knot series, plagiarizing on a lot of the opening of his story. I fell in love with that trilogy many years ago and dreamt of writing my own portal fantasy. Sudowrite basically turned some of the narrative around for a much better twist.

[@thecreativepenn]

I'm glad you found it useful, and yes, editing and checking for plagiarism is a very important part of using AI tools

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

Funny play on words. Sudowrite, sudo rights. Nerd humor is the best.

[@KenyaWright]

This is super interesting.

[@arnaldotonichagas4320]

Is there a way to translate Sudowrite to Potigues?

[@thecreativepenn]

You'll need to ask them, sorry!

[@storypur]

Could you please tell me how can I write a science fiction novel.?

[@thecreativepenn]

There are lots of books specifically on writing sci-fi, and many of your favorite sci-fi authors will have tips on their websites so start there.

[@storypur]

@@thecreativepenn could you please mention some good resources for this 🙏..?

[@ashleyzakrzewski577]

Does this work with romance? I know he said it only works with certain genres.. the describing function sounds wonderful

[@thecreativepenn]

It works with lots of things, but check out my recent stuff on chat.openai.com as that's easier to get started with, and then I'm using Sudowrite to expand on it

[@ButterCookie1984]

The computer cannot come close to a human writer with human experiences, human emotions, and human creativity.

[@thecreativepenn]

Give it a try - it is trained on human writing so everything it comes up with is based on human writing.