This FREE AI Tool is the Dream for Authors

[@badbackbatch]

I'm new to the novel world (paid screenwriter for many years) and analyzed and trialed several tools and found Raptor Write worked the best for me - the biggest plus is the ability to turn things on or off quickly like Characters, world building, specific chapters etc as I write new chapters so the specific AI has just the history I want it to have as I build my book. Also being able to create various versions of a chapter using specific LLM's for each versions and quickly comparing them - and them deleting anything I don't need. I also like the community and the many videos available on KZbin.

[@montanadivacreations9267]

I am LOVING RaptorWrite vs NovelCrafter. Since I am NEW to Long form writing RW is very straight forward. I don't write complex stories, or need complex codexes.. so for my needs. RW is amazing, easy to use and for my books which are 20,000 words.. it is PERFECT.. EXCELLENT Review and Intro into WHY it is valuable for folks. Lots of people don't know about this stuff , so your info is helpful for folks NEW to this.. THANK YOU for being very thorough

[@ThrillerALi]

If Raptor Write uses APIs, such as Claude, to operate, could I just use Claude directly to get the same functionality? I remember you saying that the tokens aren’t free, only the software.

[@CognitiveSourceress]

Sort of. Two big considerations: 1) When you use a web client, you usually don't have access to the system prompt. You'll be working with whatever "helpful assistant" slop the AI company has put in there to make it a good face for the company. Using the API lets you set your own system prompt, which is probably the biggest leap from chatbot to versatile tool you can make in your AI usage. System prompts are, for most systems, always kept in context and they are payed extra attention to by the bot. This is THE way to influence bot behavior as an end user. 2) You'll need to do a lot of manual work. You'll want something like an Obsidian vault filled with different prompts for different functions, and you'll have to always be copying and pasting them. This is what 90% of the features are in programs like this: rapid access to prompt switching. It's very useful if you want to work fast. The other part is that the program saves your work in a way that it can easily be accessed. When he toggled those switches to include past work, you would have to instead upload or copy the files into the chat yourself. Because of this, you'll be tempted to stay in one long chat with the bot, but there are several reasons not to do that. The most important is the bot is most performant after several good replies, but there is a window where this lasts until the context is clogged with irrelevant to the immediate issue stuff, and performance degrades. Even bigger impact is that the bot won't always give you good replies. With a moderately competent tool, you can just delete those, but in a web chat you'll have to correct them, and having those errors lingering in the context will eventually make the bot stupid. I do have a suggestion for you, though, if you want the best combination of good and free. Google has a developer portal called AI Studio. Sign up for a dev account, and you can use the web portal for "testing" which can just be free use. There's no real limits and you can even turn off safety settings. Best of all, you have access to the system prompt, it's hooked up to your google docs for quickly adding things to context, it has an ENORMOUS context window, and you can edit the message history. It really is the most slept on free offering on in the space. I think that's cause gemini kinda sucks at factual work, but for creative work? Honestly my favorite. Claude is a better writer, but Gemini with the safety rails turned off is just more pleasant to work with, and a great partner. It won't replace you, but that's probably not what you want anyway.

[@abcee7930]

​@@CognitiveSourceress Who are you? This was one of the most informative few paragraphs I've read on the web anywhere and way more informative than anything I've seen on KZbin. Is there a way to get more familiar with your thoughts on these things? Website? Posts? Links?

[@CognitiveSourceress]

@@abcee7930 Thank you, that's very kind and flattering. I don't have a dedicated presence right now, but this account is meant to become a channel where I post about this kind of stuff Soon(TM). It's just about getting all the logistics in place, my plans are... not simple lol.

[@bacontoast7522]

@@abcee7930Strongly agreed. I have never been more informed by a youtube comment before.

[@LevelUpLifeTipsShorts]

@@CognitiveSourceress super response thanks

[@BRLPodcast]

Working on using free tools to learn and build before moving into a more robust program to help me refine. Anyone done this before?

[@Ihearyou642]

I would recommend the FFA Short Story Course. Worth every penny. Can easily expand the stories to novellas. The prompts are very good.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

Good to know!

[@Madfattdeeb]

How is this better or different from the other programs you have told us about?

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

It’s free

[@Madfattdeeb]

@TheNerdyNovelist Gotcha. Thank you for the information. I really feel like I have learned a lot from your videos. I am halfway through writing my first book thanks to you and Novelcrafter.

[@manusaxena6691]

@@TheNerdyNovelist if I'm already using Novelcrafter is there any reason to switch (other than $)?

[@FutureFictionAcademy]

@@manusaxena6691 No, if you're happy with Novelcrafter, or any other software for that matter, stick with that. Raptor Write was just a tool designed to be simple and let authors work in documents and a more native environment. The goal is that it's a low barrier entry for authors to try AI and get the hang of megaprompting/superprompting, with a little bit of help of us providing 2 critical prompts: continue and revise. We also wanted to make sure that all aspects of the prompt is revealed to the author as not all AI writing software does this and that can be frustrating.

[@manusaxena6691]

@@FutureFictionAcademy thank you!

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Also I will be releasing a Video Soon, on Typing With No Hands, something that is missing & the Future man

[@abcee7930]

A video like this should not take 15 minutes to get to the point where you finally find out what this tool does and how it can help you. In the future please do a quick 30 second to 1 minute intro to what you can actually do with this tool and then go into the minutia of installing and navigating.

[@bethezebra]

On the flipside, there are chapter headings in the video that you can use to navigate directly to the sections you want. So, thanks for that.

[@aaagaming2023]

Why would he cut down the video and lose all that ad revenue just because you want tl;dr?

[@fkxfkx]

@abcee7930 Talk less

[@blinkofaneye4451]

Some of us hate video shorts. Just skip ahead if you have an issue with the length.

[@okeytay4]

Agreed, you should be at least partially rewarded at the start, not drug through the slog for over a quarter of an hour before the whole reason you clicked is actually properly defined.

[@saysim55]

Love the videos doing a great job & thanks

[@braydondymm8487]

What do you think about Sonnet 3.5 (new)??

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

I have a video going out about this soon

[@jlittler93]

Is this also able to be used for a nonfiction or text book creation. I have a trove of ideas for my profession and can be marketed to self help. What is the best way to use Ai for getting my ideas into print as i am a two finger typer and my brain goes faster than I can type. 🙂

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

Yes it can work for nonfiction too.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Compared To Novel Crafter It's Very Bare Bones, No Character entry nothing, seems like using Claude Project might make more sense for now

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

Character entry can all be done in the projects section.

[@daniOwrites]

Claude Projects mean you run out of chats though after a while, even when spending the $20 subscription you still run into time outs for the number of chats. With the API you don't. Which is a strong incentive for using NC and Raptor for people generating a lot of words. The API is a lot cheaper than a Claude subscription for most uses. Raptor write doesn't have codex but you can do a separate doc for the outline, a doc for characters etc and just switch on and off manually. NC does that automatically, pulling in character's when mentioned which is a nice feature, but RaptorWrite is free. So for people on a tight budget, Raptor Write software plus OpenRouter credits is the cheapest option. Personally I have a subscription to all of them as I like experimenting. But it's nice that people who don't have a lot of disposable income could technically get a lot of the functionality for free or a few cents a day with paid models on Open Router.

[@FutureFictionAcademy]

The Codex is literally documents. Go ahead and download yours, it will be a bunch of text documents. The core functionality of prompting with AI is text > new text. That's it, there's no magic. The magic is how YOU prompt, how YOU set your hyperparameters, what model and workflow you use. And that's unique to each writer. Now I do believe NC either chooses for you or you can choose what in a Codex is put into a prompt? In Raptor, you always control what's in the prompt and what's not. It's designed to help authors "get" what it means to context stuff a prompt.

[@badbackbatch]

Not true - each app uses different names like Story Bible or Codex - Raptor Write uses Projects which you can name whatever you like - mine are Characters, World Building, Tone and Style etc. and then I have a project for each Chapter - I even will have multiple versions of chapters using different LLM's for comparison. For instance I sometimes spend hours on a chapter with ChaptGPT Canvas, honing my writing and then just copy and paste into Raptor and name it accordingly - for instance Chapter 13 Canvas, and then I will edit different versions until I have the chapter I want - I use AI as my assistant and not just for generating ideas - I've got plenty of those. I find it cleaner than and faster to use projects vs Novelcrafter or Sudowrite. I do think Sudo may be the best app out there but they limit AI usage based on the monthly fee which to me is a big mistake.

[@milestrombley1466]

Thanks for the review. I'm stuck using the free models and sometimes it doesn't follow my chapter instructions.

[@penoyer79]

that is something you'll probably have to deal with using free models... also veering off chapter instructions may also be a prompting issue.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

You get what you pay for. Might be better to just write it yourself.

[@sethrakes1991]

What are your thoughts on the Subtxt writing AI?

[@wtvhdentertainmentpro6064]

Ok, all this is great,but I think Gpt Canvas and its writing capabilities deserve their own video. Please consider it.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

I’m still trying to formulate my approach there. So far I haven’t found Canvas to be that useful for long form writing purposes. Not compared to the other tools I talk about.

[@avegaval08]

Not everyone sees AI as some sort of author-in-a-box kit. Personally, I think of it more like my eccentric aunt Paulie -occasionally brilliant, often a mess, usually a bit off, but still worth having around. Those of us who actually want to write, not just edit, use it differently than you seem to. I’m not looking for AI to hand me a finished manuscript; I’m looking for it to brainstorm ideas I can then wrestle with using my actual, human brain (a point, I might add, that seems mysteriously absent from most of your videos). If anything, I use AI to organize and edit my mess and not the other way around.

[@baronnashor158]

15:30 Now that i hear you talk about it, after settling for good old google docs ; Maybe a video on Atticus and why you use it? im curious

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

I plan on this. Hoping that they will come up with an affiliate program soon.

[@baronnashor158]

@@TheNerdyNovelist Ive been searching something free, that sync on multiple device, that isnt 100% cloud based( i like having my stuff safe and on my computer) and has good organization and hierarchy with simple UI. Separating the Writing, from the Notes, from the potline drawings/graphics.. etc. Turns out it was harder than i thought to find the "one for all" program. I liked Obsidian but the sync cost money.

[@drpat22]

How would you validate your copy that was written by AI? Would you use AI Detector and ask it to "be more human?"

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

No need. I just edit to make sure it’s in line with my vision.

[@drpat22]

@@TheNerdyNovelist OK, how would you rate Raptor Writes vs. Claude Sonnet 3.5?

[@drpat22]

I should mention I write flash fiction, so for each project, I wouldn't need chapters. Seems this program is more attuned to novels.

[@AnneSoberDVM]

@@drpat22 You can't compare them as they're two completely different things. Sonnet is the LLM that's used to select the words and generate the prose and Raptor Write is the tool that allows you to access Sonnet through the Raptor Write platform (just like NovelCrafter and Sudowrite do).

[@pdworld3421]

$159 a month Future Fiction Academy. Give me a break.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

If you’re not willing to make investments in yourself and your business you will never find success.

[@pdworld3421]

I have no problem making investments in myself. It's a question of making foolish investments. $159 a month is ridiculous.

[@pdworld3421]

In other words, I don't like being scammed.

[@pdworld3421]

@@TheNerdyNovelist I have success. I don't have to find it but that's beside the point.

[@emanuelec2704]

You don't have to, the software is free to use if you register with any course, even the free ones.

[@nomaddesigner]

Can you use the GPT 4o fine tune models in RaptorWrite like Novelcrafter

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

In the pro version you can. I think it’s $80 one time price.

[@michaelvines805]

How much are the tokens?

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

That comes through OpenRouter and depends on which model you’re using.

[@micheknows1]

How is this any better than novelcrafter?

[@LH-kn5yz]

I have a Chat GPT subscription and Its my AI of choice. Is there a way to use it in raptor writer or is it only OpenRouter?

[@abcee7930]

OpenRouter allows you to use ChatGPt

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

A ChatGPT subscription does not transfer to any outside program.

[@abcee7930]

@@TheNerdyNovelist True. But OpenRouter does use ChatGPT just not through your subsecription.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

@@abcee7930 It uses the GPT models, but not ChatGPT which is only the subscription. A lot of people subscribe to ChatGPT and think it will link to Novelcrafter or other tools, and it doesn't. But you can still have the GPT models via the OpenAI API, OpenRouter, etc.

[@PeteBennettUK]

Can I use this with a local llm instead of open router please?

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

The pro version may eventually have this but not yet.

[@frankmartin9023]

At 7.00 minutes I felt quite lost.

[@avegaval08]

I left a polite comment asking if you’re involved with the Future Fiction Academy and/or Raptor Write business ventures, but it was deleted. Should I take that as a ‘yes’? Are you a business partner or receiving kickbacks from any of the other projects you’ve recommended? I’d like to think you’re ethical enough to disclose this, especially since many of your videos promote things you’re encouraging us to ‘invest’ in. There’s no shame in making money, but please disclose your participation as the law requires. Your description doesn’t even mention basic disclosures like affiliate links.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

That’s weird. I haven’t deleted any comments like that. No, I’m not involved with FFA and their products at all. The only association I have is an affiliate link, but I have those for all the other tools as well so I’m not biased toward FFA in any way. Most of the links in my description are affiliate links but a genuine thank you for pointing out that I don’t mention as such (though I usually do in my videos unless I just forgot). I will change that.

[@rashido_grey]

Love all the tools and writing assistance things you have, however I'm struggling with actions scenes. Any specific tools you recommend for helping to write fantasy action/violence scenes. I'm working on a fantasy horror and am struggling finding something to help with gore scenes :/

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

That will depend on the model not the tool. I recommend trying them all out as some work better for specific types of scenes than others.

[@neasanicdhomhnaill7112]

It's important to know that traditional publishers are bringing in new rules that if you use generative AI in any part of the process of writing your novel you will breech their contracts and will have to repay all funds. Other platforms are closing their doors to AI generated writing too. Personally, I love the writing process so wouldn't touch generative AI if you paid me to 🤔

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

That’s fine for you. Though it’s completely untrue in case of trad publishers. They’re all using AI internally and many are making licensing deals with AI companies. And some are using ai audio to revive backlists and stuff. AI is revolutionizing the industry.

[@EduardoDavid]

That's a really unbiased review. Grow up, son. Playing with ChatGPT or Claude doesn’t make you a writer. By the way you act, it’s clear books weren’t exactly your thing before AI. Just take the damn product, promote it, and move on-for God’s sake.

[@PastorErickMiller]

I wanted to find something wrong in your comment. I can't I agree. Very perceptive of you.

[@HistoryViper]

Subd

[@johannmuster9726]

He tries to sell us the product for 15 minutes

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

Not selling anything. It’s free.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

The Greatest Aspect is this might lower The Price Of Novel Crafter, depending on how well it performs

[@abcee7930]

Strikes me that you can replace NovelCrafter with a simple subscription to Claude Sonnet 3.5 and collect and organize your own super prompts - could be done using any online database or spreadsheet with relative ease.

[@Pyriold]

Its not a real competition. It's nice because it is free, but NC is a lot more capable.

[@baronnashor158]

@@Pyriold how so?

[@Pyriold]

@@baronnashor158 NC is a fully fleshed out writing tool for novels. It gives you a "codex" that contains all your character and world building, and automatically includes these informations when creating prose as soon as a name from the codex is mentioned. You can talk with your chapters using AI. RaptorWrite is great because it is free, but if you can afford it, NC is a lot better. The nerdy novelist uses it too. He made a lot of videos about NC, check them out.

[@Alan-wj5zc]

Who thought it was a good idea to sell a AI novel crafting course for 159 dollars a month. That is insane. Hoping someone forgets to unsubscribe after the free trial and be charged an arm and a leg before they notice?

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

It’s an investment. I’ve spent up to $2500/month on a single subscription before. Because I knew what I leaned would make me even more than I invested (it has by the way)

[@daniOwrites]

I think it's more for professional authors who want everything in one place and are earning a good amount. It's obviously over a lot of people's budgets, so it's really nice they offer this free tool.

[@Crypto-mr3hg]

There’s better and you can create your own…they take advantage of people that do not understand how api’s work and how to build it yourself .

[@daniOwrites]

How is it taking advantage if they are letting people use their software for free 🤔

[@Crypto-mr3hg]

@@daniOwrites there’s only so much you can use out of it. Self-reliance is key in this new industry learn how to use the tools and you can create your own and skip the subscription fees just saying do your own research.

[@daniOwrites]

@@Crypto-mr3hg you mean OpenRouter? I agree doing your own research is key. I think there is a big benefit in having all the models in one place rather than having multiple different accounts with different AI models. I do have Claude and OpenAI subscriptions, but I also like having access to the tons of smaller models from OpenRouter and don't want to create a ton of different accounts to access those models. I agree as a general principle it's good to do things yourself and using APIs is better than subscriptions. I think having a free software like RW where you can switch between lots of AI models is a huge win for convenience for me. Someone who only uses GPT-4o might not get much out of it, but I do like being able to swap between lots of AI models in one interface.

[@AnneSoberDVM]

@@Crypto-mr3hg There is NO subscription fee with Raptor Write and the UI is clean and simple so you can just focus on writing. Regardless, there are very few authors who know how to code to build something even a fraction as powerful as Raptor Write is.

[@kellyb3375]

This is Click Bait BS. The tool Raptor Write is free ??? , lol. BUT You have to buy tokens which cost money. Then tries up selling on classes. I blocked this guy's channel.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

The tool is free. Tokens always cost no matter what tool you’re using.

[@kc-jm3cd]

so novel crafter but poorly done

[@penoyer79]

You also pay for novelcrafter. this is free. so the comparison is uneven and probably not fair.

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

Poorly done how?

[@kc-jm3cd]

@@TheNerdyNovelist GUI is trash

[@emanuelec2704]

The browser is the worst place to store private information, it's very prone to be read by third parties, very easily

[@TheNerdyNovelist]

I did not know that!

[@Sonomacats]

Of course, you don't have to put in information that is true. I lie about my birthdate, the state I live in, my "real" eMail, and just about everything else when a site wants my information. The only time I put in true information is when I purchase something and, since that is encrypted, that is just fine. It's a great way to avoid scammers and the like.

[@emanuelec2704]

@@Sonomacats You didn't watch the video, did you?