Writing Tips on how to make a story feels alive and not repetive

[Almighty_M00NWAY]

mostly i asked it in my title, but i really need some tips on how i could make a story feel alive and not boring to read. i feel like i should give up or use AI at this point lol ofc im not gonna use AI but still the tought that maybe AI is better than my creative brain makes me feel like quitting writing lol. i have so many things in my head that i wanna write, mostly of my own life but with a twist of course since i wouldnt throw my whole life on the internet, but even that i feel like its boring or not alive. so please help me with some tips, Thank you!

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Actually, AI is the best way to guarantee it does NOT feel alive and non-repetitive, so you should avoid that except as an occasional tool.
Just write and see where it takes you, then go back, revise once, and share.

 

[Almighty_M00NWAY]

Actually, AI is the best way to guarantee it does NOT feel alive and non-repetitive, so you should avoid that except as an occasional tool.
Just write and see where it takes you, then go back, revise once, and share.

No true i sometimes ask AI to draft me something or when i have a great idea to make a short version for chapter 1, but then my brain just shuts off and doesn't think of more to write or to go further with writing lol

 

[Ellie_in_Pink]

You seem to be focusing on what already is there, as opposed to what isn't. Yes, there are a billion algorithmic based stories that computers can do better because the stories themselves were never innovative in the first place. Just like big publishing houses peddled the exact same 2 stories with a different cover before AI existed. If that's the story you want to tell, then an AI can certainly do it better. And no, you probably can't make a writing career hoping to compete with sloppification.

But writing is for the joy of the craft. It's about learning to write better, by first writing something shitty, and using that to learn to get better. It's about finding the stories you haven't seen before, that you wish existed, and getting to make them yourself.

So don't look at AI as the end-all just because it makes fancy covers, and can be a little fancy with words. Write something that's just fun for you to write. Even if that's shiny vampire stories. Smut, isekai, your life story, whatever. And if you're bored, let the characters break out into a fight scene, or a dance scene, or a hot werewolf scene. If you're bored, just make something fun and silly happen. Even if it makes NO sense.

 

[JordanIda]

I'm continually astonished here, and in places like this, by the number of people I encounter who deign to write, for whatever reason, before they learn how to tell stories.

Learn how to be a storyteller by telling stories. Yes, orally.

 

[MakBow]

mostly i asked it in my title, but i really need some tips on how i could make a story feel alive and not boring to read. i feel like i should give up or use AI at this point lol ofc im not gonna use AI but still the tought that maybe AI is better than my creative brain makes me feel like quitting writing lol. i have so many things in my head that i wanna write, mostly of my own life but with a twist of course since i wouldnt throw my whole life on the internet, but even that i feel like its boring or not alive. so please help me with some tips, Thank you!

Simply. just write.

You won't know how to not make things repetitive unless you write and see what you write and see how others react to what you write. I can tell you many things, but they won't stick unless you experience it.

But if I had to say something, just write the ideas you have and then keep building off from.

No true i sometimes ask AI to draft me something or when i have a great idea to make a short version for chapter 1, but then my brain just shuts off and doesn't think of more to write or to go further with writing lol

That's quite common, as sone who is dealt with that, it just means you haven't really thought ahead, something you should always do.

 

[MFontana]

mostly i asked it in my title, but i really need some tips on how i could make a story feel alive and not boring to read. i feel like i should give up or use AI at this point lol ofc im not gonna use AI but still the tought that maybe AI is better than my creative brain makes me feel like quitting writing lol. i have so many things in my head that i wanna write, mostly of my own life but with a twist of course since i wouldnt throw my whole life on the internet, but even that i feel like its boring or not alive. so please help me with some tips, Thank you!

First bit of advice.
If you're going to rely on an AI to do your writing for you, then quit now and save yourself the stress. LLM's (what's called AI these days) will NEVER be better than a human, because there is no heart or soul in the story. They simply string variables (words) together based on patterns and training data.

That said; if you're committed to the craft and honing your own authorial voice, the first bit of advice I'd give you is Never Quit. No matter what anyone else says, or does.

"Interesting" is subjective. If you ask a hundred different people what makes a story 'interesting', you'll get a hundred and three, or more, different answers. So, instead, focus on the story you want to tell, and tell it.

Some people will love it.
Some will hate it.

But always remember, if even one person loves your story, it is worth writing, and sharing. Even if (Especially if) that person is you.

The rest is a journey. You'll never be instantly great at writing, so the sooner you accept that, the better. You'll have to work at it, and that is part of what being an Author is all about. We all start somewhere, and with time and dedication to self-improvement, we will improve.

Hope this helps.

 

[FRWriter]

It's BL, right? It will always be generic and repetitive AF.
I know there are many people who love BL, but it's the one genre I can't understand at all.

The best thing you can do is try to create a story and then include BL elements, not the other way around.