One of the things that has always mystified me about using A.I. for fiction is that the services often promise to dispense with drudgery to help you focus on the “big stuff.”

What, pray tell, is the “big stuff” exactly?

Sure, some scenes mark turning points and fulcrums in the overall narrative. Some are more action packed than others. Some are simply more magical or have more gravitas than others.

But that doesn’t mean that everything else is in the novel is simply filler. Neglect what’s in between the story tentpoles at your own peril.

Physical description and Points A to B are where the magic happens.

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