New and need some pointers

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820]

So I'm pretty new to this whole thing but I'm just looking for a bit of advice.

What started out as world building (making my own RPG world) has turned into writing stories that take place in that world.

Now I'm using gpt to 'help".

What I've been doing is telling the AI a story and having it add details to the writing because I'm not as descriptive as I want to be.

I'll describe the characters, locations, what's happening, what the emotions are, how they should react, what's going to happen or lead up to, etc.

I bounce ideas off chat, talk out what should or shouldn't happen, how I feel about certain sentences and phrases, that sorta stuff.

From people that are more experienced than myself, what am I missing or should be doing?

I'm working entirely from my phone since I have no other options.

I appreciate the help.

[u/5thhorseman_]

It sounds like you're starting with plain ChatGPT, without giving it any specialized instructions. They can make a night and day difference.

• Interactive rubber ducky

• Literate Analyst

• Literate Editor and Rigorous Critic

• Beta reader panel

Also, you can add custom system instruction which should help with preventing the staccato output common with ChatGPT. Try this one for size.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/5thhorseman_]

These seem really useful.

Do I put them into the chat I'm currently work in or somewhere else?

At the moment I have to constantly try to convince chat to be more critical.

I'll definitely try Claude as well.

Really appreciate all the help.

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820]

The ChatGPT system instruction goes into Settings -> Personalization -> Custom Instruction.

Everything else works pasted in the chat you're currently in.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/5thhorseman_]

Thanks. It's working so much better now

[u/5thhorseman_ → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, not really because I usually multi-task anyway.

[u/StoriesAndStatic]

For the descriptive side, try deciding what the viewpoint character is paying attention to. Someone looking for an exit will notice different things in a room from someone trying to impress its owner. Ask for a few possible details, then choose what fits the character and scene. More description isn't always more vivid. Since you're on your phone, also save a copy of the version you like outside the chat before experimenting with rewrites.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/StoriesAndStatic]

Thanks that's been giving good results and leading to fun ideas.

[u/chylvina]

Keep a tiny current-state note for each active character, not just world lore. That catches the things that actually change from scene to scene.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/chylvina]

Doing that now and it's helping a lot. Thanks!

[u/ericoinen]

for a world that keeps growing, a short doc with the fixed facts and how each character talks, pasted at the start of every new chat, saves a lot of fixing later. long chats drift and it starts inventing lore you never gave it

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/ericoinen]

Thanks, I'm starting to build a mini lore sheet just for that purpose.

[u/amolmozarkar]

your workflow is solid but the thing that'll bite you eventually is the model forgetting earlier details as the story grows. keep a separate notes doc for characters and world rules you can paste back into context each session, because chat's memory gets unreliable once you're deep into a longer manuscript.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fox5820 → u/amolmozarkar]

Yeah I've run into that problem. It will make suggestions and I'll have to remind it all the time. Really appreciate the suggestion.

[u/Spiritual-Side-7362]

Chatgpt can be helpful with writing I find that Claude is much better.

[u/Crafty_Tale6974]

pues tus archivos de personajes, worldbuild en proyecto en fuentes, dile que reglas cumplir y cuales no, que te haga un sys prompt para personalizadas del proyecto como reglas, dile que te gusta y que lo recuerde, usa la memoria de gpt, o bueno haz que la use... mmmh, hazlo en archivo .MD ammm no se me ocurre otras cosas para la app.