Forum: Author Hangout

I've read several lengthy wallpaper scenes in stories which I believe would require years of learning and specialist knowledge to write from scratch, in fields in which the authors are almost certainly not experts.

I dunno, have STEM degrees, and have done a lot of weird shit. I could carry on, at length, about many subjects and not sound too stupid. I am not that unusual for my generation.

We test the text and if it has more than 50% of the text categorized as 'AI Generated' then we label it AI Generated.

I've recently discovered Jody Daniels and have been enjoying his stories immensely, for one thing they are not based in the UK or the USA. In one of the recent stories, Rosa Rio, a reader makes the accusation that the story was written with AI. Jody Daniels makes a vehement and believable denial. He makes the point that using an AI detector, it flagged one of his chapters as 67% probable for AI. (Refer to the comments at the end of Ch. 17, Rosa Rio)

I would make the point that it is not so much artificial intelligence but more artificial stupidity. And that this whole business of AI is a can of worms, a Pandora's Box. If an author uses AI to produce a story can they truly claim that they have written the work. Should it not be filed under that author name AI.

Sorry, but I'm pretty Luddite on this topic.

James Patterson uses a group of authors to write his novels. I believe he gives them an outline and then reviews what they wrote. When he started doing that, he didn't even list the author to give them credit.

Those are called ghostwritters and they might not get credit but they are paid for the job they do.

ghostwriter - "A ghostwriter is a person hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are credited to another person as the author."

It looks like you approve of Patterson's method. I think Tom Clancy did the same in the latter part of his career. It doesn't seem far removed from plagiarism so say this is MY book written by these other people. Well you can guess I disapprove.

It doesn't seem far removed from plagiarism so say this is MY book written by these other people

You may think it's sleazy, and maybe it is when it comes to published books, but it's perfectly legal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire

In copyright law, a work made for hire (work for hire or WFH) is a work whose copyright is initially owned by an entity other than the actual creator as a result of an employment relationship or, in some cases, a commission. It is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally-recognized author of that work.

In the United States, United Kingdom, and several other jurisdictions, if a work is created by an employee as part of their job duties, the employer is considered the legal author or first owner of copyright. In some countries, this is known as corporate authorship. The entity serving as an employer may be a corporation or other legal entity, an organization, or an individual.[1]

The work for hire doctrine originated in United States copyright law, but other countries have adopted similar legal principles. In the jurisprudence of the United Kingdom and India, the hiring party is referred to as the first owner of copyright.[2]

How do you like Pro Writing Aid? Do you feel like it's worth the money? I have one friend who regretted getting it, but I'm looking for a larger sample size.

I like it. It helps me polish my scenes without help from others. I aim for 100% on style, grammar, and spelling, plus over 90% on the rest. It takes work, but I feel better about the results.

What form are the character interaction charts?
Are they visual or text?

Or perhaps you can share a sample?
Thanks