The field of artificial intelligence is changing dramatically almost from week to week as new tools are released and new concerns arise. How can writers benefit from these tools while maintaining integrity and staying within boundaries established by vendors and promo organizers? 

Award-winning author Neil Plakcy will identify three ways authors can use these new tools to help create, edit and market manuscripts while retaining your own voice. He’ll demonstrate how you can overcome writer’s block and streamline your idea generation process – useful for both pantsers and plotters. 

Once you have a finished draft of your story, chapter or complete manuscript, AI tools can act as a junior editor, pointing out areas where you can improve plotting, pacing, character development, description and more. 

One of the hardest tasks for an author is writing marketing materials, whether for an agent, editor, or Amazon description. AI tools understand tropes and the kind of marketing language we’re often reluctant to use on our own work. You can create the outline or summary an agent or editor requests, or generate pithy descriptions that will help your books move off the real or virtual shelves. 

Even if you’re familiar with AI tools, Plakcy’s presentation can help you find new ways to use them to maximize your creative output. 

NEIL PLAKCY has written or edited over fifty novels and short stories in mystery, romance and erotica. His golden retriever mystery series was inspired by his first golden, Samwise. Long walks with his current goldens give him plenty of time to think up new crimes and solutions—and Brody and Griffin provide love, entertainment, and endless piles of fur on the floor. Please visit https://www.mahubooks.com/ for more information about Neil and his books. 

This workshop is on Zoom and registration is required. Please click here to register.  

The video is available for on-demand viewing June 8 – October 28.  

Sponsored by the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation.