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lleachie.bsky.social
PrepOctober, or My Unfailing Optimism

I plan to do Novel November again this year. Novel November is the inheritor of NaNoWriMo, only with corporate backing. The corporate backing comes from ProWritingAid, which is ironic because they have some ties with AI in their proofreading interface, and…
PrepOctober, or My Unfailing Optimism
I plan to do Novel November again this year. Novel November is the inheritor of NaNoWriMo, only with corporate backing. The corporate backing comes from ProWritingAid, which is ironic because they have some ties with AI in their proofreading interface, and NaNo’s stance on generative AI was part of that organization’s downfall. (A good part of their downfall was also some unsavory predation on their notes forums).
lleach.me
October 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
ddsyrdal.bsky.social
Yes, I saw that one but haven't really explored it. ProWritingAid runs one as well. I don't know how many are out there now.
October 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
cchogan.bsky.social
This is why I don't like AI as it currently works. I wrote, "It is a long story."

ProWritingAid suggested "The story stretches over a great length," and "The tale unfolds across an extensive span."

Sorry, but I prefer, "It is a long story." I think it is a human thing to say.

#editing
Screenshot from ProWritingAid with the suggestions in the post.
September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
neilcamp.bsky.social
I think of a product like ProWritingAid, which states that they do not train on the content that they check. There are some features that they recommend disabling if there are any concerns about what the AI does do to help folks with anxiety about the amount of AI usage.
September 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
tcparker.bsky.social
And... there it is

I genuinely wonder if some of these organisations have ever actually met a writer, i.e. someone who wants to tell stories, as opposed to someone who churns out books as a springboard for selling other services
ALLi Team Use of Al ALLi Team members make use of Al tools for their ALLi work for these purposes: • Editing and correction of errors • First draft short documents, e.g. emails, press releases, event descriptions, podcast blurbs • Ideation, discussion and further development • Al functionality built into tools used by the Al team (e.g., Canva's Magic Studio, ProWritingAid, and Grammarly for editing, etc. Alliance of Independent Authors: Al Policy The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) recognizes that Al tools offer functionality that can be useful to authors in their creative writing and publishing business practices and also that there are significant ethical issues around the use of generative Al tools and the training of Al models-particularly, from our perspective as a professional association for self-publishing authors, in relation to the rights of human creators.
September 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
vsprose.bsky.social
A sentence checker passes a novel with blue eyes in chapter two and dark eyes in chapter fourteen; every sentence is correct. The mistake lives between the sentences. That needs its own pass. https://www.vsprose.com/blog/grammarly-vs-vsprose-vs-prowritingaid-fiction-writers/
September 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
aprildruid.northsky.social
I found a program that I think is /technically/ not ai? ProWritingAid has apparently been around for awhile, but its ai features are paywalled, while its base features are more akin to spellcheck.

At the least, it's useful in punctuation, but I wouldn't trust it with anything else.
September 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM
valkyrieviv.bsky.social
If anyone misses the good ol’ days before NaNoWriMo exploded, my friends at ProWritingAid are doing Novel November (NovNov)! This is the second year and I’m helping them spread the word to get this thing going!

ProWritingAid.com/novel-november
Novel November by ProWritingAid™: The Free Writing Challenge
Join 100k writers taking on Novel November. Write 50,000 words in 30 days, track your progress, and finish your novel. Register free.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
jayneill.com
Prowritingaid is soooo prudish. If I wrote 'fucking' I didn't mean 'messing'.
A screenshot from prowritingaid where the software is suggesting the author replace the word fucking with messing.
September 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
victoriajayne.bsky.social
Come on! ProWritingAid make a choice! Which is it? These infinite loops are k!lling me!!

#editing #authorlife #authorproblems #booksky
September 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
djolder.bsky.social
NaNaWriMo got into bed with a generative A.I. slop-vom factory. NanoWriMo then turned to dust as a direct result. Now the slop-vom factory is trotting out the badly resurrected Nano Corpse WaRioWriMo to make some cash off the whole mess.
Gen A.I. in a nutshell.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM
vsprose.bsky.social
A $4.99 ebook at 70% royalty earns you $3.49. Sudowrite, Grammarly and ProWritingAid together: 151 copies sold a year before you break even on the tools. Do that sum before the renewal. https://www.vsprose.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-subscription-writing-software/
September 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
kpimpinella.bsky.social
Join me and @prowritingaid for Novel November. Live workshops with bestselling authors and industry experts.
I'll be hosting From Story Idea to Story Blueprint on Nov 4.

To sign up for free: prowritingaid.com/novel-november

#NovelNovember
Novel November by ProWritingAid™: The Free Writing Challenge
Join 100k writers taking on Novel November. Write 50,000 words in 30 days, track your progress, and finish your novel. Register free.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
futurefantasy5.bsky.social
Write like a Pro with ProWritingAid
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September 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
kpimpinella.bsky.social
Join my free session 'From Story Idea to Story Blueprint' with @prowritingaid for Novel November.
Novel November is a free 30-day challenge to help you write your first draft, alongside tens of thousands of writers worldwide, beginning October 1.
prowritingaid.com/novel-november
#NovelNovember
September 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
briarwythe.bsky.social
I think I might be late to the party on this, but ProWritingAid has taken up the torch that was dropped by NaNoWriMo! Their challenge is called Novel November. I am STOKED. Gonna do a short story collection. Planning has already started!
Excited Baby Cheering 'Yes Yas'
ALT: Excited Baby Cheering 'Yes Yas'
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September 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
morningstaruk.bsky.social
Sad to have to cancel ProWritingAid. I've used it since 2018, but it's transformed into a bloated resource-hungry monster and I just can't stand it any more.
Hot Fuzz: Shame
ALT: Hot Fuzz: Shame
static.klipy.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
ja-bri.bsky.social
Critique Guidance The manuscript has been line-edited. Prose, grammar, punctuation and word choice have all been through several passes plus ProWritingAid. It has also just come through a full structural pass where continuity, timeline, POV, chapter pacing and internal lore consistency have all been checked and corrected. That's not a boast, it's a redirect. What I need from you is the thing no pass can find: what it's like to read. The three things I want most: 1. Where you slowed down, skimmed, or put it down. Not whether it was good-where your interest dipped. Even a marginal "meh" with a page number is worth more than a paragraph of praise. 2. If you weren't beta reading, would you have stopped? Either "put it down for the night" or "put it down for good." Both are useful and they're very different. 3. Anything you thought was a mistake. If a line, a name, or a detail struck you as an error, tell me-even if you decided later it wasn't. Especially then. What I don't need: line edits, grammar notes, "I would have done X instead," or reassurance. Be blunt. I'd rather hear it now than from a reviewer. While you're reading: if you ever pause and think wait, what?, drop a comment right there. Don't go back and work it out - just mark it and keep going. But please don't go hunting for errors/things to mark up, and don't spend your precious time and attention on sentence structure. FINALLY: I will be requesting beta readers use betabooks.co which I will invite you to if you choose to take part! I haven't turned on the full feature suite yet as I'm gathering volunteers, but will soon! :-)
September 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
neilcamp.bsky.social
I am nervous about using AI too heavily when editing content. I see no issue with spelling and grammar. I see where editing could pose problems. When is it too much? I use #Grammarly and would want to use #ProWritingAid for a novel if I ever write one.

#ai #genai
September 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
futurefantasy5.bsky.social
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September 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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September 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
suecampbell.bsky.social
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September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
macautomationtips.bsky.social
But over the last year, I have replaced apps like Grammarly and ProWritingAid with these Ai writing apps: Willow Voice for capture, Cotypist Pro for writing assistance and Raycast AI for quick revisions.

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September 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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September 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM