AI Review

Yesterday morning I tried something a little different. Months ago, I’d run First Step through AI before to see what editorial comments I’d receive. This time I uploaded the latest copy to Grok and prompted it to review the book like a New York Times book review. I told it to give a five-star review. The results were quite impressive as well as somewhat ego-boosting. Then I told Grok to do the same, but this time give the book a three-star review with explanations for the rating. This go-around was much more eye-opening and included info on where the story or characters lacked. In a couple of words, it was extremely helpful and I’ve already started making some changes into the manuscript. For example, Grok told me a couple of the minor characters were basically cardboard cutouts. I can fix that and I already am. I would never use AI to write or modify a book, but I’ll take suggestions and see if I want to use them or not. Also, I’d never ask it for a one-star review. Three stars was low enough without making me cry myself to sleep at night.