ChatGPT
General-purpose AI assistant used by some authors for brainstorming, blurbs, and research summaries. Not a substitute for craft, voice, or legal/editorial judgement. Avoid pasting sensitive unpublished manuscripts into t…
AI writing aids
AI assistants for brainstorming and drafting — with honest caveats about craft, rights, and retailer policies.
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Claude
Anthropic’s AI assistant, often praised for long-context editing help and thoughtful critique. Same caveats as other LLMs: verify facts, protect your rights, and do not outsource your authorial voice wholesale.
Novelcrafter
Fiction writing platform with a Codex story bible and scene-driven drafting. AI features typically use your own model keys rather than a closed proprietary stack — still treat AI prose as a draft aid, not a finished book…
Sudowrite
Fiction-oriented AI writing assistant for brainstorming, rewriting, and expanding prose. Treat outputs as drafts you must heavily edit; check retailer and competition rules on AI-assisted work and be transparent where re…