Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If AI has been getting into your head lately—making you feel anxious, discouraged, angry, or weirdly unsettled about your future as a writer—this video is for you.
I wanted to talk about what’s really happening beneath all that fear, because I don’t think writers are only reacting to technology. I think something deeper is getting hit. In this video, we’ll look at why AI can feel so threatening, what your brain may be doing with that threat, and how to steady yourself enough to protect your creativity and keep writing.
And if you’d like a break from all the AI angst floating around online, come join us in Writer’s Brain Studio.
writersbrainstudio.com/join
Not sure whether writing is worth it for you? Check out my award-winning book, "Your Writing Matters":
masterwritermindset.com/books/your-writing-matters
0:00 Writers are panicking over AI (and I get it)
0:32 How is this affecting our brains?
1:53 How AI is affecting writers' identity
3:04 How AI is affecting writers' sense of control
5:00 Writers are up against a lot
5:55 So what do writers do now?
6:56 Get back out into the real world
8:05 How writers can shrink the threat back down to size
9:27 Reclaim your writing identity
14:23 Focus on what we can control
15:53 Trust our ability to adapt
17:34 I wanted to make this video because...
#amwriting #writerslife #writingtips #writercommunity #creativeprocess
Articles referenced:
techxplore.com/news/2026-03-ai-colm-tibn-threat-creative.html
journoportfolio.com/blog/dont-let-ai-writing-tools-impact-your-freelance-writing-career-heres-how-to-protect-your-business
bbc.com/future/article/20240612-the-people-making-ai-sound-more-human
ft.com/content/7ce8a0c4-f806-44e4-96f5-8cae8772c97c
forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/03/16/ai-wont-replace-authors-but-it-will-replace-lazy-thinking
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105954
indieauthormagazine.com/can-indie-authors-survive-the-ai-revolution-why-authentic-creativity-still-defines-your-success
jitneybooks.com/ai-stole-my-writing-jobs
niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2026-ai-will-outwrite-humans
bbc.com/news/articles/cz91dd7w4q1o
the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/news/ai-uk-novelists-replaced-study-b2868140.html
rlf.org.uk/posts/how-ai-impacted-my-copywriting-job
helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/impact-of-ai-on-fiction-writing
If AI has been getting into your head lately—making you feel anxious, discouraged, angry, or weirdly unsettled about your future as a writer—this video is for you.
I wanted to talk about what’s really happening beneath all that fear, because I don’t think writers are only reacting to technology. I think something deeper is getting hit. In this video, we’ll look at why AI can feel so threatening, what your brain may be doing with that threat, and how to steady yourself enough to protect your creativity and keep writing.
And if you’d like a break from all the AI angst floating around online, come join us in Writer’s Brain Studio.
writersbrainstudio.com/join
Not sure whether writing is worth it for you? Check out my award-winning book, "Your Writing Matters":
masterwritermindset.com/books/your-writing-matters
0:00 Writers are panicking over AI (and I get it)
0:32 How is this affecting our brains?
1:53 How AI is affecting writers' identity
3:04 How AI is affecting writers' sense of control
5:00 Writers are up against a lot
5:55 So what do writers do now?
6:56 Get back out into the real world
8:05 How writers can shrink the threat back down to size
9:27 Reclaim your writing identity
14:23 Focus on what we can control
15:53 Trust our ability to adapt
17:34 I wanted to make this video because...
#amwriting #writerslife #writingtips #writercommunity #creativeprocess
Articles referenced:
techxplore.com/news/2026-03-ai-colm-tibn-threat-creative.html
journoportfolio.com/blog/dont-let-ai-writing-tools-impact-your-freelance-writing-career-heres-how-to-protect-your-business
bbc.com/future/article/20240612-the-people-making-ai-sound-more-human
ft.com/content/7ce8a0c4-f806-44e4-96f5-8cae8772c97c
forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/03/16/ai-wont-replace-authors-but-it-will-replace-lazy-thinking
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105954
indieauthormagazine.com/can-indie-authors-survive-the-ai-revolution-why-authentic-creativity-still-defines-your-success
jitneybooks.com/ai-stole-my-writing-jobs
niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2026-ai-will-outwrite-humans
bbc.com/news/articles/cz91dd7w4q1o
the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/news/ai-uk-novelists-replaced-study-b2868140.html
rlf.org.uk/posts/how-ai-impacted-my-copywriting-job
helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/impact-of-ai-on-fiction-writing
