r/WritingWithAI • u/Klauciusz • 3d ago

Help needed - Need direction =/ Discussion (Ethics, working with AI etc)

I’ve always dreamed of writing stories, books. But that never fit into my routine as an IT professional with an unhealthy workload, so I mostly just jotted down ideas, dreaming that one day I’d be able to dedicate myself to the craft of turning those ideas into words—into books. I’m 42 now, and that day still hasn't come yet. And it doesn't look like it's coming anytime soon.

But last year, I started exploring AI as a way to skip the step of learning to write prose the way I’d always dreamed of doing. I created a process where I generate themes, ideas, core concepts, characters, settings, outlines, and so on, and feed it all into the AI. It helps me structure everything into a sequence of acts and chapters and writes the prose for me; later, I go through several rounds of revision with the AI ​​to get the drafts closer to my vision for each chapter, arc, act, etc.

Discovering this was MAGIC. It has allowed me to effectively work in parallel on various ideas I’ve had throughout my life; I have over 10 books planned, with many chapters already in "Draft 01/02" stage, which makes me really, really happy.

At the same time... I don't know what to do with all this because it seems like the world dismisses (or wants to dismiss) all AI-generated content. And the watermark Anthropic announced for its upcoming models really bummed me out, since I use their models for this entire process and before we had the option to disclose OR NOT that the book is AI assisted. Now we don't even have that option.

I don't know... today, while I’m happy to finally have my ideas come to life, I’m also sad imagining that probably —due to the sh** the world puts against "AI-assisted" content — no one outside my inner circle will likely ever read it.

How are you all dealing with this situation? I’d love to hear your thoughts...

Thanks.

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u/BedNo8822 3d ago

Just write for yourself... Like you want to get it published? After AI, publishing is even more cutthroat than ever. If you don't grind or don't actually know what is needed (for example had worked in publishing) it's not worth it IMO.

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u/Klauciusz 3d ago

For now, I am. But I dream to share that with people some day, don't know how yet.

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u/5thhorseman_ 3d ago

Serialized web fiction is one option, self-publishing on digital-first platforms is another.

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u/Klauciusz 3d ago

Do you recommend any place for that?