Thank you for the kind words. The last paragraph is quite poetic.
And it means a lot that others enjoyed Light My Way. It's a story meant for others, not just for me. It makes me a little happy knowing that someone else like it.
I assume your perspective is that AI use is not all bad? Or did I misunderstand your meaning?
When it comes to the AI thing I just don't know where or if a line should be drawn. Ultimately it is a tool, and like any tool it can be misused. How ever if we shun the use of AI all together should we also shun tools like spell check?
All I see coming from railing against AI is the wrongful persecution of authors and artists who don't even use it by internet trolls who will rile up the masses with false accusations.
That being said you shouldn't feel inferior to the AI writing tool, and don't fear imperfections in your work for they will show your humanity.
You don't want characters that speak with perfect grammar all the time in every situation, it makes them feel less real.
I'll throw no stones at those who choose to use AI, but I will encourage everyone to make every effort to embrace their own creativity errors and all.
That's a very nice way of putting it.
You are correct that people will persecute some authors and artists who don't even use AI. What if a new author writes something excellent? Most people will say, "He must have used AI. No way they can write that well." It's going to be a huge mess to figure out what is real and what isn't, if that will even be possible at this point.
I don't plan on using AI for creating the lines that I want my characters to speak. Every character I create has a part of me inside of them, so handing over the power of creation to an AI would be like betraying myself a thousand times over.
Your point about imperfections is what I thought about a while back. Maybe it's better if I make some mistakes and leave them in instead of editing to perfection. It's a way to measure my own growth too, going forward. AI is still just a tool that can enhance some parts of my work but won't define it. If I ever reach that point, then I can definitely give up.
