Writers, meet your modern muse: AI.

It’s like a tireless co-creator ready to spark ideas, challenge your imagination, and enhance your artistry. I know what you’re thinking.

“How can AI help if only living beings can be creative?”

Since AI came on the scene, there’s been so much speculation surrounding whether or not a machine or program can truly create. Frankly, I believe artistry is reserved for the living, breathing and feeling beings. It’s how we express, relate to and explore this beautiful life. So while AI can’t “create” like you can, it can help expand and challenge your mind.

Think of it like a more accurate Google search for your imagination! By simply typing your question into a little box, you’re able to have 4 new endings for the story that’s stumped you for months, 3 new words to describe your main character, and a new daily writing schedule all within seconds. Of course, there’s no replacement for the soul you put into your art. But AI can help you add even more color to your masterpiece.

If you’re looking to test out the AI waters, writing exercises are a great way to see just how helpful it can be. Here are fun, poetic, and productive ways to integrate AI into your creative process:

Prompted Poetry:

Select a random theme like “stormy nights” or “nostalgic love stories” to give your new AI bff. Ask for it to suggest lines or creative metaphors to use in your own piece!

Character Building Made Easy:

Sometimes we feel who our characters are before we can put their description down on paper. Using whatever basic traits you have in mind for your new protagonist, ask AI to expand on their backstory, description or dialogue. Don’t forget to adjust the wording to fit your unique voice!

Writing Remix:

Test out a new poetic style by asking AI to see how your poem would sound if it were written by a classical novelist, 90’s rapper or even Shakespeare himself.

Plot Twist Breakthrough:

Feeling a writer’s block coming on? Ask AI for a few wild ways you can escalate your story! Maybe they’ll be insane, odd or exactly the twist you were looking for.

Finishing Sentences:

Send the beginning of a poetic line into the chat. Then ask AI to finish the next sentence and take turns going back and forth to create a unique poem together.

Whether you’re writing poetry, crafting a novel, or just looking for playful writing exercises, AI is the partner you never knew you needed. Explore it with curiosity, and let it inspire your next great piece.