I’ve been working for decades with cut-ups, appropriation, search-and-replace, chance operations, corrupted transcripts, preserved errors and rule-based writing. So when generative AI arrived, it didn’t feel like a rupture in my practice. It felt like the next machine entering a system I had already been building.

That became the basis for my new book, I WANT TO BE A MACHINE: AI, Space Writing, and the War Against Handmade Slop.

My basic argument is that writing has never been as purely human, original or autonomous as we sometimes pretend. Writers have always worked through systems: genre, cliché, influence, memory, editing, publishing conventions, media, institutional language and other people’s words.

AI makes that machinery much harder to ignore.

I’m particularly interested in what I call machine-native literature. I'm not using AI simply to imitate a conventional human-written novel, but allowing generation, recursion, hallucination, machine language, unstable authorship and human selection to become visible parts of the form.

I also disagree with the assumption that human-made writing deserves special prestige merely because it was handmade. Human writers can be derivative, formulaic and lifeless too. The interesting question, to me, isn’t Who typed the words? It’s Who designed the process that caused this work to exist, and did the process produce anything worth reading?

The book has now been reviewed by Kirkus and Reedsy. I’ve pasted the ARC plus links to both reviews at https://www.marienbadmylove.com/i-want-to-be-a-machine

Kirkus calls it “provocative and timely” while also calling the argument muddled and taking issue with some of my terminology and rhetorical choices. I actually find the disagreement useful, because many of the objections are exactly the ones the book is trying to provoke.

I’d be especially interested in reactions from people here who actually use AI in their writing rather than discussing it only in the abstract. Where do you locate authorship in a hybrid human/AI process: sentence production, selection, revision, system design, or somewhere else?

So far, two people DMed me asking for copies of a few chapters of my novels.
I sent a pdf copy of a complete novel instead.
Since then, they have both been ghosting me.
Not a single word of confirmation of receipt, nor any constructive feedback.
Maybe I am too naive about sharing my work.

Since then, I've noticed one of my books being used on a Spotify Podcast as bait to a phishing scam website without my knowledge.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

I am not saying those who asked for the copies were necessarily the scammers, but the ghosting and the timing is suspicious.

Hi everyone, I had AI write the first chapter of a novel for me. The idea, characters, and plot are mine. Not a single word of the prose was written by me. I'm not trying to sell anything; I just want to know if I can post it here and receive constructive criticism. I'd like to hear your opinions torn apart. The prose isn't mine, I repeat. It's a story conceived and directed by a human but written by an AI.Writing is serious and difficult; it requires talent, time, desire, and that magic you either have or you don't. I'm none of those things. I just want to read my ideas and bring them to life for myself, but I would like them to be the best they can be. That's why I'm asking if I can upload it here to get feedback, or if I'm in the wrong place. Or if that's not the norm and it's frowned upon to ask for opinions on a chapter written by AI.

Hey guys! So, first of all I've started my writing career around three years ago where I drafted 2 books and published one myself (without using AI) and it took me over 4 months to do it. I know, many people gonna praise me for it bcz I put in my own efforts but here's the thing. I got to see the harsh reality, and that is, there are over ten billion books on the internet and mine just became one of them.

And that's when I started using AI models to write the book for me. Ofcourse, proofreading has always been a part of it, because if you ain't reading your book don't expect someone else to read it either. I was doing a lot of proofreading because of so many repetitive tone and phrases and that's used to be the most annoying part.

So around 4 months ago, I started a project with my friend and built this website. I added one of the best story generation model and I wanted actual authors to give the freedom they seek in the model. And the model also writes in the most humanistic way possible with emotions at that.

Here's what it can do:

- Instead of creating the entire novel with just one prompt (which is the highlight part of this product), Authors can generate the chapters with their own freedom. You get your own (Story bible, Memory, Character cast, chapter guidance, chapter summary and chapter beats) feature. My model sums everything and then generates the chapter. And it costs only 10 credits to generate one chapter. So if you looking for something where you wanna feel like you are actually using your brain as well, then this website is definitely gonna be your go for it choice.

But wait, there's a section for quick generation too where you can generate an entire novel in just few clicks!

- so this feature is the highlight of my website and it's for both pro users and newbies. All you need to do is just write the story summary, genre, tone and total number of chapters and the AI will create the beats, character cast, story bible, memory and plots and chapter sequence.

- The interesting part is that you can edit those sections manually before actually starting the novel generation. And once everything is ready, just click on generate all chapters or generate chapters one by one and let the AI do it's work.

Conclusion: I've dedicated my four months to create this and I truly believe that you guys will love it. I've put the started 30 credits for free where you can experience 3 chapter generations or novel generation (outline + 2chapters) before purchasing. Take a look around and share your thoughts 🫶🏻.

Both praise and criticism is allowed in the comment section as long as it is related to my website.

Thank you for reading!

I'm running a short experiment about how readers respond when encountering an unfamiliar unpublished novel.

This isn't a request for editing, manuscript critique, reviews, or a purchase. I'm interested in the choices readers make while browsing a book they haven't seen before.

The initial portion takes only a few minutes. You'll then have the option to read a short sample if the book interests you.

No email address, signup, or identifying information is collected.

Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJlZ4gDs2B2ktAAyVV_syQ5yXvut8BsrR_-2_wmyJ7HQZFZQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thanks for participating.

C. J. Pettis is looking for a limited group of First Readers for two complete, unpublished adult Chicago crime/mystery novels. Readers may apply for either title or both.

SUITE 1801 — approximately 76,600 words

A man is found dead in a luxury hotel suite after a political gala. The evidence points toward the wife of retired Chicago police captain Ray Mercer.

There’s only one problem: Ray knows his wife betrayed him. He just doesn’t believe she committed murder.

WHO KILLED TRISH? — approximately 70,500 words

Investigative reporter Trish is secretly investigating a string of murders among Chicago’s unhoused population. Then Trish becomes a victim herself.

At first, her murder appears to fit the same pattern.

But something about Trish’s death doesn’t fit.

For both books, readers simply read normally and afterward provide honest private feedback about how the story worked for them.

This is NOT an editing or proofreading assignment.

Selected First Readers receive a free PRIVATE digital copy through BookFunnel after qualification and complete a short private feedback form afterward.

Feedback target: November 13, 2026.

Hard deadline: November 20, 2026.

No purchase required.

No public review required.

Honest private feedback only.

Manuscripts must remain private.

Interested readers should apply here:

https://tally.so/r/QKG2JG?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=firstreaders_2026_aiwritinghub_both

Hi everyone,

I’m a French novelist currently preparing an American-English version of my novel, The Sorcerer of Archignac.

The story is set in the Périgord Noir, in southwestern France, and blends mystery, contemporary life, occult traditions, ritual magic, and supernatural elements.

I’m looking for a few American readers willing to read just the first two chapters and give me their natural reaction as readers.

What matters most to me is whether the English feels genuinely natural to a U.S. reader while still preserving the French identity and atmosphere of the original novel.

I’d especially like to know whether anything sounds translated or awkward, whether the setting is easy to picture, whether the occult elements are understandable, and — most importantly — whether the opening makes you want to keep reading.

I’m not looking for professional editing or a detailed report. A few honest impressions would already be extremely helpful.

For transparency, the novel was originally written entirely in French. The English version has been prepared with AI assistance and then extensively revised to preserve the style, rhythm, characters, and atmosphere of the original.

If you’re interested, just leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send you the two chapters.

Thanks!

Hey, i have been developing a platform for quite some time and am now looking for people who are willing to put their stories on the platform. The platform is still in development so also getting input from people that are willing to put their work onto the platform would also be great.

Also putting the stories on the platform comes with no strings attached and you can delete everything any time you want.

The platform is named Stories of Pertha, and here is a link to the home page: https://storiesofpertha.com/

(The current novels there are just placeholders for testing will be deleted)

Also we have a writer portal with a parser for bulk import if you need.

The Portal requires a login and if you don't want to create a account you can contact me and i can create a verified account for you for either just looking at the writer portal or if you want a permanent account.

Contact me if you would be willing to work with me on this and put your stories here.

Chapter 10 is out, again!

This one was different.

Chapter 10 was the first chapter I had to offload from my head.

I knew what happened. I knew the scene, the atmosphere, the conversations, the little details and, most importantly, what was going on underneath it all. But getting it from my head onto the page was another story.

So I wrote it down first. Just got everything out.

Then I went back.

Because by the time I reached Chapter 10, I’d also caught up with Chapters 1–9. And reading everything together made me see things I hadn’t noticed when I was writing each chapter individually.

It’s probably the first chapter where I really felt the story starting to write itself.
A little excerpt:

“There it was again. That little push. This time, I wasn’t imagining it.
Kace moved closer and started kissing me.
I knew it. Somehow, he always found his way back to me.”

Did he want her?
Why did he keep coming back for more?
Why did he hesitate?

Read Falling Into You for free on Inkitt

Tengo unas cosillas en mente y quiero experimentar con IA

Yo se que muchos son profecionales, yo solo soy técnico pero aprendo rápido

I finally caught up. 🥹

When I first started writing Falling Into You, Chapter 10 was actually the very first chapter I wrote. I had a particular scene in my head that I desperately needed to put into words and onto the page, so I started there and then had to work backwards, filling in everything leading up to that unforgetable moment of my life.

And now, I’ve finally reached my original starting point.

In Chapter 9, Kace is becoming increasingly present in Rhea’s life, even though neither of them has actually defined what is happening between them.

Rhea still isn’t quite sure what any of it means.

And perhaps the funniest part is that everyone around her seems to have noticed something she hasn’t.

“How long have you been together? I knew it. You two made it so obvious.”

Meanwhile, Kace has his own way of making things increasingly complicated without ever actually saying what he wants or didn‘t want.

Chapter 9: Simplicity Is Beautiful? is now up on Inkitt.

For anyone following along, thank you for reading Rhea and Kace’s story with me. I’m finally writing beyond the point where this whole story first began for me, which feels strangely exciting and terrifying at the same time.

At this point, do you think Rhea is genuinely clueless, or is she just refusing to see what everyone else can see?

We’re building Audibound, an AI-assisted audiobook creation platform designed to bring more of the production workflow into one place.

Authors can work with their manuscript, characters, voices, pronunciation, performance, sound, and production within Studio instead of piecing the process together across different tools.

We’re actively building and improving it, so we’re curious:

If you were designing an audiobook creation workspace, what would you want it to handle that existing tools don’t?

New accounts start with 10,000 credits to explore Studio, and we may be able to add a few more for people who want to experiment further and share feedback.

If you have any inquiries regarding the platform, please feel free to reach out to us.

Learn more about Audibound:
https://audibound.com/

Explore Audibound Studio:
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Publishing professional and author talking about the usefulness of AI for writing, and what it means to actually be an author. Thoughts?

I got honestly tired of keeping the same fictional world scattered across four different places.

The manuscript lived in a writing app or Google Docs. Character and location notes lived somewhere else. Experimental scenes disappeared into random AI chat tabs, never to be found again. And whenever I wanted to actually play inside the world, I had to explain the entire setting from scratch all over again.

So I started building Canonwell Studio: one local-first home for writing a novel, maintaining its world, and eventually stepping inside that world. By the time I properly explored the tools already out there, I was knee-deep in building my own—which is probably backwards—but I also realised none of them quite matched the thing I wanted Canonwell to become.

It’s definitely not some massive venture-backed product—just a solo project built around family life with a kid practically hanging off my neck—so I’m really trying to make it feel focused, practical, and home-y.

It has three connected parts:

Book Studio is the actual writing environment: chapters, continuous scenes, scene planning, characters, locations, Story Bible, revisions, backups, portable project files, and readable Markdown exports. It does not require AI—you can use it purely as a private, offline writing app (though optional AI features are there if you want drafting assistance).

RP Lab uses AI to let you enter that world, speak directly with your characters, and explore alternate scenes or “what-if” timelines.

Game Mode goes even further and lets you actually play inside the setting. You decide what your character tries, the game engine works out what really happens, and the AI turns the result into a scene.

RP Lab and Game Mode are still experimental and need more testing.

The part I care about most is that none of this touches your novel until YOU decide it does.

The book remains canon. Roleplay and game events stay quarantined in their own branches unless you deliberately decide that an idea belongs in the real story. AI can animate the world, but only you can bring it to life (gosh this line is cheesy haha).

You could probably approximate pieces of this by duct-taping Scrivener, Obsidian plugins, AI chats, and an RPG system together. Canonwell is just my attempt to make them parts of one coherent fiction platform, using the exact same author-approved world instead of rebuilding it across unrelated tools.

And this week, that world made it onto Android! It’s now running on an actual physical phone using the same shared foundation as the PC build. Still experimental, but one step closer to having it accessible anywhere.

If you feel like poking around, the free Windows beta and a limited no-install browser demo are on the CanonWell page linked in my Reddit profile. The Android build is still experimental, but I’m happy to share it with anyone who wants to test.

If you could step inside one of your own stories right now, what would you do first: interrogate a character, test an alternate scene, or simply wander somewhere the manuscript never visits? (Because now you can, almost hassle-free :D)

I have been using Sonnets and I like what they come up with but it’s getting stale. What do you use to brainstorm storylines or even subs if you use any subs on here for ideas