by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have finally — finally — figured out some basic elements of a scifi novel that I feel comfortable with. And now that I have also figured out how, exactly, I’m going to use AI to develop the novel, things are moving really fast.
AI — specifically Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro — is laying out the nature and plot of the novel and I go through and actually write it. I am annoyed at how much “glazing” goes on even at this level, but just having someone to help me, even if it’s an AI, goes a long ways.
And when the second draft comes, I plan on ditching AI altogether. I may use it some to expand scene summaries, but, in general, I’m just going to do my own development and writing for the second draft.
I continue to be a little bit uneasy about the possibility that someone is going to steal a creative march on me because the basic premise of the novel is pretty “duh” all things considered. And, yet, you have to have hope. You have to believe in yourself and put your stick where the puck is going to be, not where it is.
