02-26-2024 |10 Minute Drawing – Fortress Fiction
In this 10 minute writing session, MJ writes A Grobug Tale Chapter 15 – Part II.
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Drafting Middle Grade Fantasy Dialogue Between My AI and Monster Characters
Rewritten from transcript by Claude AI
In this 10-minute writing session on February 26th, 2024, I, fantasy author MJ Muñoz, share an excerpt of spontaneous dialogue drafted for my work-in-progress middle grade novel. It depicts an uncertain first meeting between Widget, the artificial intelligence protecting the fantasy island, and the recently emerged mysterious monster. As I spontaneously worldbuild, determining consistent characterization and systemic rules around Widget’s monitoring capabilities poses challenges. Can she physically project an interactive display globe to interrogate intruders? Does she possess offensive weaponry herself? I debate making her role more active beyond a disembodied loudspeaker. The organic conversation explores distrust and fear of the unknown on both sides. Widget doubts the monster’s intentions while the monster lacks memories in this new form. The tension seems promising, but nailing down unrevealed story elements around world order remains crucial for subplot credibility later on. Still, capturing this personality driven encounter after minimal planning feels like an achievement. The wisecracking AI bounces anxieties and theories off the naive beast to stall for the protagonists’ arrival. Their impending meet-cute should yield loads of revealing dialogue as well. Onward!
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