Xennial Warrior Princess

My geekness knows no bounds. Born in the 80’s. [She/Her] Autistic+ADHD My AO3 | My image edits

[xennialwarriorprincess]

How I actually use AI in my writing

I use AI as a writing assistant, not as a replacement.

I’ve been open about using AI in my writing process, so I wanted to explain what that actually means.

Because I don’t use it the way people usually assume.

What it is

I write the story myself

I use AI to help with editing, phrasing, and clarity

I use it to brainstorm ideas or work through plot points

I refine dialogue so it better fits a character’s voice

How I use it during drafting

Sometimes I don’t know how to write a scene yet.

So I’ll describe the scene in detail, what needs to happen, the tone, the characters involved.

Then I explore different ways to approach it.

From there, I:

pick what fits my vision

adjust it

or write my own version based on the ideas

It’s a back-and-forth process until the scene feels right.

Bridging scenes

I also use it when I’m stuck between two scenes.

If I’m not sure how to get from point A to point B, I explore different options.

Sometimes I pick one and rewrite it. Sometimes it gives me a completely new idea.

Either way, I’m the one deciding what stays.

Editing and readability

I also use AI during editing and revision.

It helps me:

break down overly long paragraphs

simplify sentences that try to do too many things at once

reduce heavy exposition

improve clarity and flow

I tend to write very dense passages, so this helps give the reader breathing room and makes the story easier to follow.

Accessibility

Part of why I use these tools is accessibility.

Not just for screen readers, but for readability in general.

Clearer structure, shorter paragraphs, and better flow make the story easier to engage with.

Example

Sometimes I’ll have a line that works, but doesn’t sound quite right for the character.

So I adjust it.

For example, making a character sound more like a military officer, or another more formal, rigid, or… just a bit of a pompous arse.

It’s not about generating the scene. It’s about making the dialogue feel right.

What it is not

I don’t rely on AI to write my story for me

I don’t use generated text without revising and adapting it to fit my voice

Everything that ends up in the fic is something I’ve shaped and decided to keep

Support and motivation

I also use AI as a kind of sounding board.

I can talk through ideas, test directions, and work things out step by step.

It’s always available, doesn’t get tired of long discussions, and helps me stay focused when I’m stuck.

It’s also been helpful on days where I feel like giving up.

Sometimes just talking things through is enough to get me back to writing.

Final note

I chose to be open about this.

I’m probably not the only writer using AI this way. Surveys of published authors show many use it for things like research, brainstorming, outlining, editing, and refining language, and most of those who use it do not disclose it to readers.

At the end of the day, I’m the one writing the story.

If you’d like to see how this actually looks in practice, you can read my work here.

— Xennial Warrior Princess

[charlesmonroe1114]

[madd-monster-mansion]

I love Peter Cushing fans they're like:

This is my comfort movie, Peter Cushing is amazing in it! The movie is terrible though.

[pillowspace]

There are many people who don’t share this sentiment, but I have an appreciation for when a fanfic is so separated from canon that it could’ve easily been its own original novel, and yet the author was only ever going to put that much energy into it if their favourite characters got to be there

[pillowspace]

I think there’s a difference between “the author stripped the media of everything it had to replace it with something easy” and “the author thought up a concept they really really like and are bestowing it upon the character like a medal”

[lilymailloux]

Peter Cushing as Van Helsing (experimenting with styles)

Speed Paint

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[a-god-in-ruins-rises]

[wilwheaton]

“The CNN poll finds that only 34 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, matching the low point he hit after inciting a violent insurrection on January 6, 2021. Here are some striking findings on his personal traits and obsessions: 73 percent say Trump is not in touch with the problems that ordinary Americans face daily; only 27 percent say he is. 66 percent say Trump does not put the good of the country over his personal gain; only 34 percent say he does. 62 percent say Trump is not an effective world leader; only 38 percent say he is. 57 percent say Trump does not have the stamina and sharpness to serve effectively as president; only 43 percent say he does. 64 percent say Trump has gone too far in pursuing his personal business as president; only 31 percent say this has been about right. 61 percent say Trump has gone too far in undertaking projects to remodel the White House and other Washington landmarks; only 32 percent say he hasn’t. That’s remarkable. Note that the poll uses very benign language to describe Trump’s unilateral razing of the White House East Wing to build a ballroom for himself; his plans for a triumphal arch in the capital; the festooning of his name (and even enormous totalitarian images of his face glowering down on us) at various locations in D.C.; and much more. Even so, a huge majority disapproves.”

—

We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism 

WE FUCKING TOLD YOU SO

[xennialwarriorprincess]

I'd like a word with whoever is fucking up the current timeline.

[luxfuxxvii]

not now kitten, mommy needs to get up off her ass and overcome her fear of writing poorly because it's better than not writing at all.

[catsofyore]

A tiny tortie plumpling. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

[escuerzoresucitado]

[bearcatcatbear]

Today is the only day you can summon the energy to reblog this.

[briargeese]

A hibiscus flower under ultraviolet light, shining for the polinators.

[eisenkrahe]

Got a new t-shirt. 😂❤️

[askboxmemes]

I wanna know what people assume about me because of my tumblr.

Put an assumption in my ask. I’ll confirm or dispute it. I’m not gonna be mean or anything, I’m just very interested.

[forever70s]

Cannon Royal Family bedding ad (1970)

[fangs4faggots]

i think we should start openly mocking male creatives who can't figure out how to write women. like actually i think it's embarrassing that it took elliot page transitioning for christopher nolan to give him a good role. why did it take like ten years to get the first female lead in a marvel movie? why is it a Known Fact that stephen king can't write women? why is 50% of the population omitted from large ensemble works? i asked my friend to name a movie directed by a man with a majority female cast and he said ghostbusters 2016. ghostbusters. ghostbusters. g

[rylandsgrace]

#Happy Labor Day to Shrek I guess

[taavicleric]

So, this scene is specifically a fuck off to famously anti-union Disney. But it goes beyond the dialogue. Look at Puss on Shrek's shoulders. Puss's movement is counter balancing Shrek's so that he stays up there. It's a lot of movement, a lot of animation, for a character who isn't talking. Every time they have to animate that feather in his hat, that's extra work, extra care, extra money, and that's just one element of the work, there. The animators could have chosen to put Puss on Donkey- look at Donkey's relatively small amount of movement compared to Shrek or Puss. But they didn't, they put him on Shrek's shoulders and they animated him. Why might they do this as a fuck-you to Disney? Well. Disney is not only anti-union, they are cheap as fuck. There's a lot of recycled rotoscoping in Disney movies in the 1970s because they were cheaping out on the process so they didn't have to pay rotoscopers. There are probably other examples, but, they recycle their own work a lot, and I assume most Tumblrinas have probably seen that video of the scenes from Robin Hood and Jungle Book and 101 Dalmations directly compared with scenes from Snow White and several animated cartoons that the rotoscoping was taken from. The reason that Don Bluth left Disney to start his own company (not Dreamworks, but, this is the example that I have) was because on The Rescuers, there were a lot of examples of the whites of eyes not being painted in- you can see it a LOT with Bernard, especially in action sequences. Don was told that the reason for this was that it was too expensive. He thought it looked like what it is, unprofessional and unfinished for a company that's allegedly got Disney money and Disney quality, so he went off and did the math and was like, "It doesn't cost shit." And Disney told him to shut up and stop colouring in the whites of the eyes. So he left. And you can see the kind of "needless" art he did in movies like The Land Before Time and The Secret of NIMH where there's a LOT of attention to detail in the art and in the animation.

We're seeing the same thing here with Shrek and Puss. While talking about union protections for union workers, in a nod intended to stick it to Disney, they are showing animators, "Look. We didn't need to animate this scene like this, you know this. But we did. We spent the money. We're pro union and we didn't cheap out."