I have the same process as you and I started last year with you. It worked and I already published 3 nonfiction which are successful. Thank you! It simple and I love it.
@LiveLXStudios Haha, I wrote it. My three books are on Amazon. Suddenly, everything is AI. Interesting. No. I live in Spain, hence the name. I published a travel memoir based on my experiences. AI was my assistant and editor. I wrote paragraph after paragraph; it did not click the button. Just like Jason explains. The difference; I did not generated but only used AI for rewriting or expanding.
Hi Jason, I only just discovered your channel an hour ago, and you've already given me the tools to write my first book, which has been gestating for three years. I've subscribed to your channel & shared your link with friends. You're a great teacher, thank you!
Jason, this is an excellent video! Your style is casual but without "filler." The production quality is very good, and your content is easy to digest, clear, concise, and incredibly helpful. I've watched numerous 'how-to' videos on writing with AI, and yours is one of the best. Thank you!
Thanks for another helpful video. I recently subscribed. I'm writing a non-fiction self-help book. I wrote a short version of my book using ChatGPT to get it organized. There's still a lot of work to do. I then explored other A.I. writing tools, which ran me into you. I've followed your recommendations and have been setting up NovelCrafter. I've added the 8 characters, 2 locations, and 7 lores, along with the writing style guide. I still have to fill in my chapters and scenes, which I will do from an outline. Your videos have been helpful and inspiring along the way. You may call yourself "The Nerdy Novelist" (a catchy title, by the way), but people like me think of you more as "The Super Cool Writing Advisor They're Grateful to Have." Mostly, I just wanted to say thank you for giving of your time to help others like myself. Writing a good book is not easy, with or without A.I., and almost impossible without good direction from those willing to share their experience.
Here’s the logline prompt: “Give me 20 loglines for a {{GENRE}} story, in the style recommended by Blake Snyder that includes the following elements: The protagonist or main character, the context or setup of the story, what the main character wants or is trying to achieve, the antagonist or main obstacle facing the protagonist, the main conflict or problem that drives the story, and an ironic hook or twist that makes the concept intriguing. It should be 25-30 words to concisely capture the essence of the story.”
Very instructive as always, Jason. I can see at least two reasons to write using this process. For someone who has story ideas but not much writing skill, and for someone who wants to publish a lot of books to make some money. I've tried this a few times and found it to be mostly editing, not writing, which I find a lot less satisfying.
if I remember correctly, there is an option to say how much AI was used to create your work. I don't know if Amazon tags books created with the assistance of AI as such though.
Great video! Using AI has made jumping into writing much less intimidating. Generating images has also been a powerful tool. If I ever need to revisit a scene or side character, having the visuals is a fast way for me to jump back into the moment.
It’s definitely something I’ve seen with my own writing. At some points of the story, I have high level ideas of what is going to happen, but I don’t really care as much about the particular scene as others. I use chatgpt to discuss my scene, but often it’s a brainstorming tool that gets my gears going and I use the extra juice I got to write the next part. It’s definitely a helpful tool but not the end all. Validating and rephrasing and editing the scenes are still critical in this. But it’s nice to have a tool to work with. Most times I still end up writing it out myself because I have a particular style that AI is not good at duplicating.😅
Well, sometimes you might want to go from third-person limited to third-person omniscient depending on the segment in the book, let's say creating lore could be done with omniscient, and other parts limited.
I’d like to see a video on this also. Specifically a non-fiction book where you already have the research done either in prose or outline form and you use AI to create good content from the facts you’ve already put together.
If I drafted an entire book in ChatGBT can I have Novel Crafter re-write the chapters? Or should I start fresh using the parts of the book I like and have Novel Crafter make the changes?
Could you compare novel crafter to Dibbly Create for formatting the novel in preparation for self publishing on KDP? Which one is better for fiction/ fantasy novels?
"The fluorescent lights flicker as.." This is the TYPICAL introduction that AI always writes in the first paragraph!! You have to remove or modify this.
Hi Jason! What's your opinion on pen names? Do you use your real name for books that you've written with AI? Would there be a problem if I do? I've noticed most people who write with AI use pen names. I'm not sure if it's because they write NSFW books or if there's any other reason.
I have completed the contents of a book of the type "50 proven ways to improve your XYZ". It's about 200 pages. But how do I transform this pile of text into a book? I looked up some tools but they are all not very user friendly. Could you help me find a proper tool for this?
Codex? What's that then? And why would I have a to type a forward slash before writing? So right from the beginning this software makes me question it. Not good!
I am trying to write out a theological book, and I have most the research done. But I think using squibler is horrible. It could not do simple math which makes me question the rest of its abilities to use logic. If it cannot do simple addition and subtraction
@TheNerdyNovelist Thanks for the reply. The link doesn't take me to the free community. It only takes me to the home page of the site. It can be quite frustrating. I've tried searching for the nerdynovelist on the platform but to no avail.
I've been following your channel for a while and just recently subscribed. I love this video where you go through, pretty much, the steps towards creating a book. I know you've touched on the topic in the past, but could you do this format for short fiction writing? I looked at your web page and as far as membership, I'm afraid the cost is beyond my ability to pay. So if you think it is worth your time could you do a step by step tutorial for short fiction. Just so you know Neil Gaiman is my favorite read along with (who else?) Stephen King. TYI Joel
Applies also to translations. AI translations are better than machine translations but overall still read robotic and turn people off. If a human doesn't adjust and improve the text, it is still not a professional translation. And yes, AI makes still lots of errors. Try translating an article about fashion or another specialized article with DEEPL. It gets so much wrong.
I think a good approach to follow is "You first, AI second"-never the other way around. We need to be careful not to become the AI's assistant in writing its book, but rather let the AI be your assistant in writing your own book. I cannot overemphasize the importance of the subconscious mind in creativity. All human brilliance originates from the subconscious mind. "The subconscious doesn't speak to you when you are with people. Your attention goes to the people [in our case, the AI]. While when you are lonely the unconscious becomes alive. You have to be lonely, so that the unconscious can become stronger. I am the friend of whoever is lonely." - Marie- Louise von Franz. Let us not allow AI to close the door to the subconscious mind. Let the subconscious be your partner.
As a writer, I don't mind people outpacing me with AI. What I do mind, and what is illegal, is people claiming that it isn't AI. Be honest about it. If you're too ashamed to slap that label on your work, then don't do it.
While I understand where you are coming from, I also just want to point out that this ideology won't age well. We are probably less than a decade away from every person using AI agents for everything they do in their personal and professional life, and it will soon just be considered normal and an extension of self. To me, what you are labeling as illegal which I'm sure is true is the equivalent of clutching pearls over a physicist using a calculator
It's a tool and an assistant - like a sculptor sketching things out and finishing the final carvings but having an apprentice or assistant do the rough cuts... it's like a painter who buys paint instead of gathering flowers, seeds, and other ingredients and processing them into paint by hand - outsourcing the heavy-lifting of marble or the tedium of the medium is something artists have always done to focus on the more creative elements of the work.
@@quartkneek3670 You mean outsourcing the actual writing, which is what writers actually like doing? lol It should be labeled as AI-generated, and luckily with images and music it is traceable. AI should be separated into its own niche in the arts.
@valensinclair6750 It is actually illegal because it goes against Amazon's and most publishing platforms terms of service. I suppose you can avoid claiming it on AO3.
I'm curious about one thing! I watched a lot of videos talking about writing with AI, but I didn't hear anything about " plagiarism"! And I can say all those tools have content with plagiarism. Can you please explain that you
I'm not against AI and see how it could be fantastic for brainstorming concepts but something about generating actual text feels just...wrong to me. Are you a writer if you've completely done away with the fundamental, core process of coming up with interesting words and ideas and instead just edit a robot's ideas? How can you even claim authorship here? 99% of the words and ideas aren't yours.... Are you a musician/songwriter if a computer generates an entire song for you - and then you change a few notes around then call it your song? I dunno... It doesn't feel like you are. But then again - maybe I'm just a dinosaur... Interesting video.
If you're familiar with the visual arts, you can still be an artist if you're tearing up newspaper, dipping it in wheat-paste and shaping it then, once it dries, using store-bought paint on it - but all you're doing is rearranging and editing materials that other people have done. Modern Painters don't have to make their own canvas and stretch it themselves before using homemade paint. Collage artists have a similar process to what he's describing - they have baskets full of items to choose from just like prompting for baskets full of character options - in both cases, it's the picking and choosing and editing along the way that allows you to call it your own.
Is it legal to rip off one of Billy Coull's masterpieces that he wrote by hand? I fear this Bronte brother from a 20th century mother may destroy my writing career if I do. A novelist gotta novel and I don't want no legal trouble.
It's been awesome to watch your content evolve over the last year, Jason! Your editing and production has come so far. Great job, and Happy New Year!
I have the same process as you and I started last year with you. It worked and I already published 3 nonfiction which are successful. Thank you! It simple and I love it.
Did reads like AI wrote this comment lol
@LiveLXStudios Haha, I wrote it. My three books are on Amazon. Suddenly, everything is AI. Interesting. No. I live in Spain, hence the name. I published a travel memoir based on my experiences. AI was my assistant and editor. I wrote paragraph after paragraph; it did not click the button. Just like Jason explains. The difference; I did not generated but only used AI for rewriting or expanding.
Happy New Year Jason!! Thank you for giving us all the tea.
Hi Jason, I only just discovered your channel an hour ago, and you've already given me the tools to write my first book, which has been gestating for three years. I've subscribed to your channel & shared your link with friends. You're a great teacher, thank you!
Jason, this is an excellent video! Your style is casual but without "filler." The production quality is very good, and your content is easy to digest, clear, concise, and incredibly helpful. I've watched numerous 'how-to' videos on writing with AI, and yours is one of the best. Thank you!
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@@LiveLXStudios My comment DOES read like a bot. That's funny! For the record, I'm real.
Thanks for another helpful video. I recently subscribed. I'm writing a non-fiction self-help book. I wrote a short version of my book using ChatGPT to get it organized. There's still a lot of work to do. I then explored other A.I. writing tools, which ran me into you. I've followed your recommendations and have been setting up NovelCrafter. I've added the 8 characters, 2 locations, and 7 lores, along with the writing style guide. I still have to fill in my chapters and scenes, which I will do from an outline. Your videos have been helpful and inspiring along the way. You may call yourself "The Nerdy Novelist" (a catchy title, by the way), but people like me think of you more as "The Super Cool Writing Advisor They're Grateful to Have." Mostly, I just wanted to say thank you for giving of your time to help others like myself. Writing a good book is not easy, with or without A.I., and almost impossible without good direction from those willing to share their experience.
Thanks for the video, whats your opinion on Squibler?
Not worth it. Doesn’t hold a candle to the big ones.
Here’s the logline prompt:
“Give me 20 loglines for a {{GENRE}} story, in the style recommended by Blake Snyder that includes the following elements: The protagonist or main character, the context or setup of the story, what the main character wants or is trying to achieve, the antagonist or main obstacle facing the protagonist, the main conflict or problem that drives the story, and an ironic hook or twist that makes the concept intriguing. It should be 25-30 words to concisely capture the essence of the story.”
Thanks. I'm having issues finding the site to the free resources. Could you help me out please
Very instructive as always, Jason. I can see at least two reasons to write using this process. For someone who has story ideas but not much writing skill, and for someone who wants to publish a lot of books to make some money. I've tried this a few times and found it to be mostly editing, not writing, which I find a lot less satisfying.
Thanks Jason. All the best for 2025 to you and your family. The best of the best!
I'm actually writing my book by hand with no AI, but I'm considering having AI rewrite it once the book is finished. I'm Still indecisive about it.
This is salvation-level helpful! How much of your previous content would you say is covered by this latest upload?
Thanks for the great information,Jason. Do you recommend Dibbly Create?
Not at all
Great video. Question: Can you publish on Amazon this way? Or will it be flagged as “AI-generated “???
Have you figured it out?
if I remember correctly, there is an option to say how much AI was used to create your work. I don't know if Amazon tags books created with the assistance of AI as such though.
Amazon will shut down your KDP if it detects AI
@@Dragonfly20233 this is highly misleading. Shame on you for spreading misinformation
@ KDP Termination Problem (AI Content?) on Kindlepreneur's channel for reference
So we are editing and not using every word?
The less you work your own ideas into it the higher the risk of getting sued if you try and sell it.
Great video! Using AI has made jumping into writing much less intimidating. Generating images has also been a powerful tool. If I ever need to revisit a scene or side character, having the visuals is a fast way for me to jump back into the moment.
It’s definitely something I’ve seen with my own writing. At some points of the story, I have high level ideas of what is going to happen, but I don’t really care as much about the particular scene as others. I use chatgpt to discuss my scene, but often it’s a brainstorming tool that gets my gears going and I use the extra juice I got to write the next part. It’s definitely a helpful tool but not the end all. Validating and rephrasing and editing the scenes are still critical in this. But it’s nice to have a tool to work with. Most times I still end up writing it out myself because I have a particular style that AI is not good at duplicating.😅
Excellent insights, Jason. Super helpful.
Well, sometimes you might want to go from third-person limited to third-person omniscient depending on the segment in the book, let's say creating lore could be done with omniscient, and other parts limited.
Great info, thank you so much.
You mentioned that some people write a first draft and use AI to enhance it. Do you have a video on the best way to do that?
I’d like to see a video on this also. Specifically a non-fiction book where you already have the research done either in prose or outline form and you use AI to create good content from the facts you’ve already put together.
Very informative, great video!
Can we use this methods to create documentaries?
I mean documentary script writing?
Keep up the good videos!
Yeah something similar should work.
If I drafted an entire book in ChatGBT can I have Novel Crafter re-write the chapters? Or should I start fresh using the parts of the book I like and have Novel Crafter make the changes?
Excellent, I’ll be signing up for your group!
Could you compare novel crafter to Dibbly Create for formatting the novel in preparation for self publishing on KDP? Which one is better for fiction/ fantasy novels?
"The fluorescent lights flicker as.." This is the TYPICAL introduction that AI always writes in the first paragraph!! You have to remove or modify this.
Hi Jason! What's your opinion on pen names? Do you use your real name for books that you've written with AI? Would there be a problem if I do? I've noticed most people who write with AI use pen names. I'm not sure if it's because they write NSFW books or if there's any other reason.
I have completed the contents of a book of the type "50 proven ways to improve your XYZ". It's about 200 pages. But how do I transform this pile of text into a book? I looked up some tools but they are all not very user friendly. Could you help me find a proper tool for this?
Codex? What's that then? And why would I have a to type a forward slash before writing? So right from the beginning this software makes me question it. Not good!
I am trying to write out a theological book, and I have most the research done. But I think using squibler is horrible. It could not do simple math which makes me question the rest of its abilities to use logic.
If it cannot do simple addition and subtraction
Jason, thank you for pointing out why you wouldn't use a Chatbot. It does need frequent reminders.
could this help you convert a story to a screenplay?
Really great step-by-step video today! Your content is so helpful and easy to follow. I hope 2025 brings you continued success! 💖✨
hello great job,i have one book in my mind,one case is to write it,second to try gpts what to chose, thank you,happy new year with health and success.
Great video but i cant seem to access the free course. Can anyone please help
It’s in the free community.
@TheNerdyNovelist Thanks for the reply. The link doesn't take me to the free community. It only takes me to the home page of the site. It can be quite frustrating. I've tried searching for the nerdynovelist on the platform but to no avail.
Thanks for this.
What about Graphic Novels ?
Do you have an outline for romance novels?
Check out the book, "Romancing The Beats" they've got a couple in there.
@ Thank you, my new favorite book!
I've been following your channel for a while and just recently subscribed. I love this video where you go through, pretty much, the steps towards creating a book. I know you've touched on the topic in the past, but could you do this format for short fiction writing? I looked at your web page and as far as membership, I'm afraid the cost is beyond my ability to pay. So if you think it is worth your time could you do a step by step tutorial for short fiction. Just so you know Neil Gaiman is my favorite read along with (who else?) Stephen King. TYI Joel
Check out the French detective series Candice Renoir you'll need subtitles unless you speak French fluently but she's a great character
I'm still using super story prompts because I like keeping all my story information on one page.
Applies also to translations. AI translations are better than machine translations but overall still read robotic and turn people off. If a human doesn't adjust and improve the text, it is still not a professional translation. And yes, AI makes still lots of errors. Try translating an article about fashion or another specialized article with DEEPL. It gets so much wrong.
We got nerdynovelist version of Jensen Huang leather jacket before GTA6. What a time we live in.
I'm so glad I found you, thanks to the UA-cam algorithms. You showed up right on time with just what I wanted to learn. Thanks!
I think a good approach to follow is "You first, AI second"-never the other way around. We need to be careful not to become the AI's assistant in writing its book, but rather let the AI be your assistant in writing your own book. I cannot overemphasize the importance of the subconscious mind in creativity. All human brilliance originates from the subconscious mind. "The subconscious doesn't speak to you when you are with people. Your attention goes to the people [in our case, the AI]. While when you are lonely the unconscious becomes alive. You have to be lonely, so that the unconscious can become stronger. I am the friend of whoever is lonely." - Marie- Louise von Franz. Let us not allow AI to close the door to the subconscious mind. Let the subconscious be your partner.
Well said and expressed🎉
I was too fast 😁
As a writer, I don't mind people outpacing me with AI. What I do mind, and what is illegal, is people claiming that it isn't AI. Be honest about it. If you're too ashamed to slap that label on your work, then don't do it.
While I understand where you are coming from, I also just want to point out that this ideology won't age well. We are probably less than a decade away from every person using AI agents for everything they do in their personal and professional life, and it will soon just be considered normal and an extension of self. To me, what you are labeling as illegal which I'm sure is true is the equivalent of clutching pearls over a physicist using a calculator
It's a tool and an assistant - like a sculptor sketching things out and finishing the final carvings but having an apprentice or assistant do the rough cuts... it's like a painter who buys paint instead of gathering flowers, seeds, and other ingredients and processing them into paint by hand - outsourcing the heavy-lifting of marble or the tedium of the medium is something artists have always done to focus on the more creative elements of the work.
@quartkneek3670 yup. Just be sure to tag it as such.
@@quartkneek3670 You mean outsourcing the actual writing, which is what writers actually like doing? lol It should be labeled as AI-generated, and luckily with images and music it is traceable. AI should be separated into its own niche in the arts.
@valensinclair6750 It is actually illegal because it goes against Amazon's and most publishing platforms terms of service. I suppose you can avoid claiming it on AO3.
I have found myself a coach on UA-cam mama 💃💃💃
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To make this video you’d have needed to make a good book with it lol. So lies up front
And you know that this isn’t possible how?
I want to work as a video editor on your channel. Can we discuss this?
I'm curious about one thing! I watched a lot of videos talking about writing with AI, but I didn't hear anything about " plagiarism"! And I can say all those tools have content with plagiarism. Can you please explain that you
For copyright lawsuit you need striking similarity. Copying style and ideas is not just fine but how writing works.
I'm not against AI and see how it could be fantastic for brainstorming concepts but something about generating actual text feels just...wrong to me. Are you a writer if you've completely done away with the fundamental, core process of coming up with interesting words and ideas and instead just edit a robot's ideas? How can you even claim authorship here? 99% of the words and ideas aren't yours.... Are you a musician/songwriter if a computer generates an entire song for you - and then you change a few notes around then call it your song? I dunno... It doesn't feel like you are. But then again - maybe I'm just a dinosaur... Interesting video.
If it sells, does it matter?
If you're familiar with the visual arts, you can still be an artist if you're tearing up newspaper, dipping it in wheat-paste and shaping it then, once it dries, using store-bought paint on it - but all you're doing is rearranging and editing materials that other people have done.
Modern Painters don't have to make their own canvas and stretch it themselves before using homemade paint.
Collage artists have a similar process to what he's describing - they have baskets full of items to choose from just like prompting for baskets full of character options - in both cases, it's the picking and choosing and editing along the way that allows you to call it your own.
@@erichasu737 Yes, it does matter! Every novel needs a soul not a robotic underlying cog
@@so_tired_of_you_all The whole idea of using AI is to be able to prompt it so it passes as human.
Is it legal to rip off one of Billy Coull's masterpieces that he wrote by hand? I fear this Bronte brother from a 20th century mother may destroy my writing career if I do. A novelist gotta novel and I don't want no legal trouble.
Oi i need your help with my novel, sent you message on facebook:DD