AI doesn’t write. It’s an algorithm based upon predictability!

AI doesn’t write. It strings words together based upon probability, predictability, and structure. @2025 W.M. Scheuring

How many people do you know that love to read books that are predictable?

I ​was on an interesting call yesterday with a person who claimed to have written a NYT bestseller, though I found no proof of that after looking.

What was perplexing was that he was suggesting people use AI to write their books. I wondered why.

He didn’t mention that one cannot get a traditional book publishing deal using any form of AI, and that it can be a credibility killer for indie writers with a loyal fan base. He didn’t say that one cannot claim U.S. copyrights for anything written with AI (though we all know how that went for authors whose books were pirated or hijacked by LLMs under the fair use guise. Still TBD.)

In any regards, one interesting thing he did mention was that “one actually needs to know how to write” ​when using AI.

Really?

This is because AI does not know “how to write.”

There. We’ve said it. Someone who’s advocating to write with AI has admitted what we’ve all known to be true,. Yet most of us could not alter our perception and come to terms with the presumption or not get caught up in the hype.

After it’s given a prompt, AI spits out text based upon probability, predictability, and structure, he said. I agree.

IOW, it strings together sentences by what’s been fed into the LLM knowingly or unknowingly. (First from internet scraping, then pirating.)

​Here’s the problem. I’ve never heard anyone say that they absolutely love the structure of a book and that’s what drew them into the story.

It’s characters and worlds that draw readers in.

Not structure. Repeat. Not grammar.

If readers like the main character, they will keep reading despite bad decisions these characters may make because they are now emotionally involved with a person they identify with, or at very least, wish to identify with.

Writing is the act of pouring the soul onto the page, no matter what the story is about, fiction or nonfiction.

Writing a book? I’d love to hear about your project.

Aspiring authors can always benefit from working with a real person in a collaborative way.

A ghostwriter can help you draw out your story to create it on the page.

A developmental editor can give you other perspectives you haven’t considered.

A book coach can motivate you and help you find your inspiration.

What do you need? I’m here to help. I’ ve never used AI and I never will. Stories come from the heart and soul, not algorithms. Please message me or email me at authorswriter@yahoo.com or go to https://authorswriter.com