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So many short videos (Reels on IG, Shorts on YouTube) are now using A.I. to create their scripts and read the text. They’re repetitive, robotic and dull. Even C-3PO from Star Wars has more character to his voice than the videos I see these days. C-3PO is written with a ton of character: he’s socially awkward, timid and nerdy, he’s downright perfect with R2D2, who responds to his blatherings with a Bronx cheer more often than not.
So many short videos (Reels on IG, Shorts on YouTube) are now using A.I. to create their scripts and read the text. They’re repetitive, robotic and dull. Even C-3PO from Star Wars has more character to his voice than the videos I see these days. C-3PO is written with a ton of character: he’s socially awkward, timid and nerdy, he’s downright perfect with R2D2, who responds to his blatherings with a Bronx cheer more often than not. Imagine if George Lucas had written this robot’s character with A.I.! It would have sounded more like a real robot, but the story would have suffocated.
You do NOT want your writing to be boring. It will stay mired in the muck, or if it does come to some prominence by a miracle of marketing wizardry, I daresay that it’s not likely to get you many calls for your other services. Selling a book is only half the battle. The other half is getting people to read it, resonate with it, and call you for more. Resonance. That’s your voice, echoing inside your skull, out your mouth, into the air. If your words don’t resonate, if your voice isn’t unique, your book might as well be chopped up for parts and sold off to the nearest Jawas.
I don’t want to say that you should never use A.I. to make your outline for you. I wrote a book review for a friend the other day and he ran my writing through Chat GPT and sent it back to see if I was okay with the robotic revision. I didn’t really care. It made him happy and anyway it was just a favor. But when it comes to writing my own books, my voice has got to shine through. You have to shine through the sludge at the bottom of the internet, like a strong beam of light coming from the bottom of the ocean.
You need to come up with your own metaphors, imagery and examples. You need to tap into the awkwardness, the nerdiness of life. You need a good Bronx cheer from time to time.
Here’s an example. A friend of mine named Mike Verret posted on LinkedIn the other day. His post started with these words:
“My dog looks at me when he poops.
It is terrifying.
I had to look up why he does it.
Turns out he is checking to make sure I have his back when he is in his most vulnerable position.”
Now I don’t know about you, but I was hooked. I read his post. He wrote it from scratch, on his own, and I know he did, not because I have any proof, but because Mike has developed his own voice.
Writing with your own unique voice isn’t easy. It requires getting over yourself, setting your ego aside, the thing that whispers, Don’t say that, people might not like it . . .
It’s a process. It’s a journey.
Not sure how to get started? That’s okay, we’ve got your back when you’re in your most vulnerable position: the position of holding a pen in one hand and the dream of publishing in the other.
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Adam G. Fleming, PCC, is an ICF certified coach and trainer. He has trained people in coaching skills around the world and has also led other seminars as speaker and facilitator. Using both traditional and DIY methods, Adam has published 13 books in a variety of genres, and serves as the CEO and lead ghostwriter for Victory Vision Publishing, Inc. He lives in Goshen, Indiana, with his wife Megan and their four children. Contact: adam@victoryvision.org.
