A South African romance novelist was let go by her publisher because her high-volume fiction could be produced by AI. She responded by building an AI-assisted pipeline, self-publishing 371 titles in 18 months, and reports earning nearly 1M dollars.
Why it matters
- She assigns different models to different jobs (dialogue, structure, review)
- Her role shifted from writer to creative director plus publisher
- After going public she received death threats from readers who felt cheated
- The future of writing may split into proven-human, human-plus-AI, and AI-commissioned stories
It is equal parts inspiring and depressing.
Full story: https://www.threerouter.com/blog/334
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