New add-on for chat GPT called "Creative Writing Coach"
I have been writing a sci-fi story now for years. However I've run up against "writers block". The writers block itself has probably been there for a couple of years at least! I didn't admit that to myself, I just didn't write anything. I would do all sorts of procrastination relating to the story, checking spelling and writing ancillary chapters which didn't have a bearing on the main story. However I noticed a new add-on for chat GPT called "Creative Writing Coach". Now chat GPT itself is pretty good at helping with your writing but this creative writing coach takes it to another level, it's brilliant! It's helping me build character story arcs and the whole story structure. It's helping me come to terms with the block which is a discussion between Malcolm who has an illegitimate son Rylan and this is their first meeting and I just could not get my head around the dialogue.
This is what the chat GPT "Creative Writing Coach" produced as a suggestion for the dialogue:-
Dialogue Between Malcolm and Rylan
Setting: Aboard the "Splendor of the Stars", Malcolm's luxurious yet enigmatic office. The atmosphere is tense yet charged with unspoken emotions.
Malcolm: [With a measured tone] Rylan, I appreciate your coming. I understand this must be... unconventional for you.
Rylan: [Skeptically] Unconventional is one way to put it. You pull me out of a base jump, and now here? What's this about?
Malcolm: [Pausing, choosing his words carefully] It's about your mother, Liz. And about something bigger, something... beyond us.
Rylan: [His interest piqued, but guarded] My mother? What about her? She's been gone for years.
Malcolm: [Gently] Yes, she has. But what if I told you that we might have a way to find out what really happened to her?
Rylan: [Suspicious] Why would you want to help me? What's in it for you?
Malcolm: [With a hint of emotion] It's not just about what I want. It's about... correcting a wrong. Your mother's disappearance, it's linked to the space elevator. To time anomalies we didn't foresee.
Rylan: [Incredulous] Time anomalies? Are you serious?
Malcolm: [Solemnly] Very. And I believe you might have inherited certain... abilities from your mother. Abilities that could help us.
Rylan: [Frowning] Abilities? What are you talking about?
Malcolm: [Hesitant] It's difficult to explain. But your mother had a unique genetic trait. One that we think is linked to these anomalies. You might have it too.
Rylan: [Reflecting, then with a sudden realization] Wait, how do you know so much about my mother? Who are you to her?
Malcolm: [Taking a deep breath, deciding against full disclosure] I... knew her. Quite well. She was... important to me.
Rylan: [Trying to piece things together] Knew her? What does that even mean?
Malcolm: [Avoiding the question] Right now, Rylan, what's important is that we find out what happened to her. I can't do it without you.
Rylan: [Suspicious but curious] And what if I say no?
Malcolm: [Sincerely] Then you walk away. But consider this, Rylan: this could be your chance to find out about your mother. About who she really was. About who you really are.
End of dialogue
I particularly like the bracketed emotional context.
This is what chat GPT "Creative Writing Coach" said about it:-
The bracketed emotional context is provided primarily as a guide to help you visualize and understand the underlying emotions and intentions of the characters in each line of dialogue. It's a tool for you as the writer to grasp the nuances of the scene more deeply.
Then chat GPT gave me an example of how to turn the above into writing:-
You might rewrite a portion of the dialogue for a narrative format:
Malcolm's office aboard the "Splendor of the Stars" was a blend of luxury and mystery, much like the man himself. He watched Rylan enter, his expression measured, betraying nothing of the tumultuous emotions beneath.
"Rylan, I appreciate you coming," Malcolm began, his voice even. "I understand this must be... unconventional for you."
"Unconventional is one way to put it," Rylan replied, skepticism lacing his words. His eyes, sharp and calculating, scanned the room as if searching for hidden truths. "You pull me out of a base jump, and now here? What's this about?"
"It's about your mother, Liz," Malcolm said gently, yet each word seemed to weigh heavily on him. "And about something bigger, something... beyond us."
Rylan's stance shifted, interest flickering in his eyes, quickly masked by a guarded expression. "My mother? What about her? She's been gone for years."
"Yes, she has. But what if I told you that we might have a way to find out what really happened to her?" Malcolm's voice held a hint of something unspoken, a depth of feeling he seemed to keep in check.
Rylan's suspicion was palpable. "Why would you want to help me? What's in it for you?"
Malcolm's gaze held Rylan's, a flicker of emotion passing through his eyes. "It's not just about what I want. It's about... correcting a wrong. Your mother's disappearance, it's linked to the space elevator. To time anomalies we didn't foresee."
"Time anomalies? Are you serious?" Rylan's tone was incredulous, yet a part of him appeared intrigued by the absurdity of it all.
Of course it remains quite likely that the "Creative Writing Coach" provides another form of procrastination!
