I Thought I Was Using AI To Write My Novel, But It’s Just A Guy Named “Al”

rob white
Slackjaw
Published in
5 min readApr 14, 2024

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Art by Kate Miller

I sat down with an idea, a three-thousand-dollar laptop, and a dream. I was going to write a novel — nah, the Great American Novel. I had it all in my head; I just had to paint the walls, as us writer types say. Sitting in the crowded coffee shop, I let everyone know I was a writer. I laughed and cried along with my characters; I paced with great energy as ideas…

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rob white
Slackjaw

Rob White is a Canadian-based award-winning filmmaker and part-time author. Follow him on Instagram @robwhitemakemakesstuff