ZadoffAI: An Introduction to Using AI Tools in Your Writing

Hello fellow writers and friends! I'm Allen Zadoff, an award-winning novelist with ten published books and more on the way. I’ve been on an incredible journey through the realms of storytelling and technology over the last two years, including exploring how AI can revolutionize our craft in "The AI Revolution for Writers".

I've become deeply fascinated by the potential of artificial intelligence, particular Generative AI, to support and expand our creative processes. And yes, like so many of us I’ve also been scared by the specter of AI taking our jobs. So far at least, I’ve found there’s (mostly) nothing to fear, but a lot to be curious about.

While I’ve been making new work as an author, I’ve also been creating AI tools for writers with ChatGPT. They’re called GPT Assistants, and they’re a lot of fun. Up until now, I’ve only shared these tools with a few friends or they’ve sat on my desktop, experiments in craft that I’ve kept to myself. What good are they doing there? Not much.

So I decided I would share them in the form of free GPT Assistants developed on ChatGPT. I like to think of them as Intelligent Writing Tools and imperfect AI works in progress.

Each tool focuses on a different aspect of the writer’s journey—sparking inspiration, generating story ideas, brainstorming, world-building, adaptations, applying story structure principles across genres and forms. Whether you’re a novelist, screenwriter, tv writer, or creative enthusiast, you’ll find an AI tool that works for you. This blog is not about technology taking over the art of writing. It’s about sparking a conversation, exploring AI together, and about how we, as writers, can leverage AI to enhance our creative expression, ensuring our use of this powerful tool is both ethical and imaginative.

Read on to discover the free AI Writing Tools, and please let me know what you think. Your feedback and suggestion are invaluable.