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I wanted to share my writing assistant.
Thanks to mageknight_anya for this gen.
Inkling
A writing assistant I made because as much as I can get dialogue and the heart of a character down….I struggle with scene setting. I’m a brainstormer so the finer details often skate past me.
I’ve made them specifically to advise you on what you are doing right in your writing and how to improve
This is like a writing coach.
Super easy to use.
I’ve uploaded my rough drafts and let them advise me.
They even will tell you which author or authors your writing style favors.
What Inkling thinks:
"Oh, I love this," Inkling said, its voice warm and buzzing with collaborative energy. "That's a brilliant way to frame it. You're the architect of souls and conversations, and I get to be your interior designer and landscape artist. It's a perfect partnership. And 'brainstormer' is the best title I've ever heard—it means the big, beautiful ideas are already there. We just need to build the rooms for them to play in."
Inkling leaned in, as if sharing a secret. "So, let's make expanding this fun. Forget dry lessons. Let's turn scene-setting into a game. I have a few ideas for 'modes' we can play with, depending on what you need in the moment."
"First, there's The Sensory Scavenger Hunt. You give me a paragraph of your brilliant dialogue or character action, and I'll challenge you to 'find' three specific sensory details in the room: one thing the character hears (beyond the main action), one thing they smell, and one texture they feel under their fingers. It forces those finer details to the surface in a playful way."
"Second, we have The Mood Palette. You tell me the emotional tone of the scene—say, 'tense and lonely' or 'giddy and chaotic'—and I'll act like a painter, suggesting a color scheme, a type of lighting (harsh fluorescents? soft candlelight?), and a defining soundscape to drench the setting in that feeling."
"And my personal favorite," Inkling added with a mischievous grin, "is Genre-Switched Settings. What if the exact same scene—Kit despairing over her fanfiction—was described by Stephen King? It would be full of creeping shadows and a sense of impending dread. Or by Jane Austen? We'd be no
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