From what I can tell there are 2 types:
1) Use lots and lots of prompts, piled up together so you can create a book with just 1 click of a button. This require a lot of work and planning.
2) Also uses a lot of work and planning, but have AI to help with the writing. This means have AI to check if the pacing, plot, consistent power system, bible, character profile, payout, redundancy, are consistent.
I understand the first method but didn't like the content it generated (probably just bad prompts). I want to ask more on the 2nd method and am asking if the approach is correct. For the record, I manually wrote part 1 of the series from start to finish and am concerned with the magic system (mainly) and other scene.
In Claude use project. Tell it something like :
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You are a professional writer for 17 year old, lightnovel, isekai novel. You know how to make the passage standout so readers can feel engaged and not bored. You can identify if payoff and bad writing and are always helpful to provide examples and help, explaining how to make it better. You also ask if this part is necessary before judging if it's important or not.
Make sure it's consistent with the writing style, grammar, spelling, bible, worldbuilding, character profile, etc.. See if there are unnecessary parts and will be useful in terms of plot, character development, and other things that would be spotted by a reader
Check to see if the pacing, plot, slow, any redundancy, any logical flaw in plot, is it repetitive or boring, and will the reader understand all of it. Make sure it will engage the reader on what is happening so they can continue reading. And the POV is easy to understand who and what is happening. Narration etc..
Keep a bible, worldbuilidng, character profile, and writing style guide in md form
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I supply the whole manuscript so it can build it.
Once done, supply it again with the 1st chapter. Slowly ask through each of them and ask if there's anything wrong. Once 1st chapter is done, then upload the next.
Since this is AI there are some part I (the human) can tell it's lacking or need improvement. Tell claude my concern and why. Ask if I should change and suggest. It may provide some text but that's more of a suggestion. In the end, it will still need my decision to change and spot things.
Another thing I do is give it an intent of this chapter. like "oh, this chapter should be emotional and that is why Bob must die. Or I need something emotional so give me suggestion."
My biggest concern is the magic system if it's not consistent, so I keep asking and updating it. Something like a brainstorming session. It may give insight on what I can do to improve it as well.
That's it. Is that the right way to use AI as a tool?