Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Can AI really tell you what's wrong with your novel? It sounds like the shortcut every writer's been waiting for — until you realize you have no way of knowing whether it's right.
In this video, I'll show you how using AI too soon can wreck your judgment, and share the one critical skill it can never give you.
If you're using AI to write a novel — or thinking about it — watch this before you take the robot's next suggestion.
🖊️ Want help learning to see the structure in your own manuscript? That's exactly what we're working on inside my Writer's Brain Studio community:
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📘 And if you'd like me to look at your specific book and show you where the structure is breaking, my Story Structure Diagnostic is here:
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This channel is for writers working through the real challenges of the writing life — story structure, self-doubt, productivity, and finishing the book that matters to you. New videos every week.
0:00 A writer is somewhere in the messy middle of a draft...
0.48 Why it's tempting to use AI to evaluate our stories
4:17 The professional who trusted AI
5:40 Another example...
6:28 What happens when people lean on AI
8:40 What should we do instead?
9:53 How to develop your own story judgment
10:41 Start looking for story structure everywhere
11:24 Why a human mentor is best
12:23 Mission of the week
Sources:
• nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregion/lawyer-chatgpt-sanctions.html
• "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier" — Dell'Acqua et al., Harvard Business School working paper, Sept 2023, run with 758 BCG consultants. https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=64700
• theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/01/mushroom-pickers-urged-to-avoid-foraging-books-on-amazon-that-appear-to-be-written-by-ai
• finance.yahoo.com/news/trusting-field-guides-mushroom-hunting-225527626.html
• ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/the-risk-is-real-book-on-manitoba-mushrooms-suspected-to-be-written-by-ai
Grab your free "Build Your Story Eye" worksheet here!
rebrand.ly/u7htad9
Can AI really tell you what's wrong with your novel? It sounds like the shortcut every writer's been waiting for — until you realize you have no way of knowing whether it's right.
In this video, I'll show you how using AI too soon can wreck your judgment, and share the one critical skill it can never give you.
If you're using AI to write a novel — or thinking about it — watch this before you take the robot's next suggestion.
🖊️ Want help learning to see the structure in your own manuscript? That's exactly what we're working on inside my Writer's Brain Studio community:
writersbrainstudio.com/join
📘 And if you'd like me to look at your specific book and show you where the structure is breaking, my Story Structure Diagnostic is here:
payhip.com/b/9Xh2j
This channel is for writers working through the real challenges of the writing life — story structure, self-doubt, productivity, and finishing the book that matters to you. New videos every week.
0:00 A writer is somewhere in the messy middle of a draft...
0.48 Why it's tempting to use AI to evaluate our stories
4:17 The professional who trusted AI
5:40 Another example...
6:28 What happens when people lean on AI
8:40 What should we do instead?
9:53 How to develop your own story judgment
10:41 Start looking for story structure everywhere
11:24 Why a human mentor is best
12:23 Mission of the week
Sources:
• nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregion/lawyer-chatgpt-sanctions.html
• "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier" — Dell'Acqua et al., Harvard Business School working paper, Sept 2023, run with 758 BCG consultants. https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=64700
• theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/01/mushroom-pickers-urged-to-avoid-foraging-books-on-amazon-that-appear-to-be-written-by-ai
• finance.yahoo.com/news/trusting-field-guides-mushroom-hunting-225527626.html
• ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/the-risk-is-real-book-on-manitoba-mushrooms-suspected-to-be-written-by-ai
