AI BOOKS
How to Write a Book with Artificial Intelligence
Writing a book is no longer something reserved only for professional authors. With the help of Artificial Intelligence tools like Google AI Studio (Gemini) and ChatGPT, any motivated creator can design, draft, and polish a complete manuscript. Below you will find a full step-by-step course that guides you through every stage of the process, from the first idea to publishing your finished book.
1. Getting Started
Open Google AI Studio and start a new conversation. You can enable screen sharing so the Tutor explains step by step and even answers your questions by voice. Keep another tab open with ChatGPT for parallel brainstorming.
Create a folder on your computer or Google Drive called “My Book Project” and inside prepare subfolders for brainstorming, outlines, drafts, revisions, and publishing assets. This structure will help you stay organized from the very beginning.
2. Generating Ideas
Ask the AI to generate multiple book concepts. A good starting request is:
“Please create ten original book ideas across different genres. For each idea give me a title, a one-sentence hook, a one-paragraph summary, the target audience, and three comparable books.”
Choose your favorite and refine it. Ask the AI to improve the hook, sharpen the stakes, and create a logline that clearly expresses the protagonist, their goal, the obstacles, and what is at risk.
3. Outlining Your Book
The outline is your roadmap. You can ask the AI for different styles of outline depending on your book:
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Three-Act Structure with Key Plot Points: Hook, Inciting Incident, Midpoint, Dark Night, Climax, Resolution.
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Save the Cat Beat Sheet: 15 story beats with approximate word counts.
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Non-Fiction Outline: Big idea statement, transformation for the reader, a full table of contents with thesis, key points, examples, and exercises per chapter.
The goal is to transform the big idea into 40–60 scenes (for fiction) or 12–16 chapters (for non-fiction).
4. Building Characters and Worlds
For fiction, ask the AI to help you design a character bible for each important character: personality, wounds, fears, desires, relationships, and arc from beginning to end.
For fantasy or science-fiction, create a world bible describing geography, cultures, technology or magic rules, economy, and everyday life details. This ensures consistency and depth.
5. Writing the First Draft
Work scene by scene or chapter by chapter. Provide the AI with a scene card: location, point of view, character goal, obstacle, emotional change, and how the scene ends.
Ask the AI to draft 1,000 to 1,400 words for that scene. Make sure it stays in the correct point of view, uses concrete sensory details, and ends on a strong beat that pushes the reader forward.
For non-fiction, ask the AI to draft the chapter with an opening story, a clear thesis, three to five key sections, a case study, an exercise, and a takeaway summary.
6. Keeping Continuity
After each chapter, ask the AI to summarize in bullet points what has changed, what new facts have been introduced, what objects or promises are now in play, and what questions remain unanswered. Keep this as your continuity log.
When drafting a new chapter, share the last two summaries with the AI so it can avoid contradictions and maintain consistency.
7. Editing with AI
Once you have a full draft, move into editing. Work on two levels:
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Structural Edit (macro): Ask the AI to identify slow points, missing stakes, weak subplots, or opportunities for reordering scenes.
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Line Edit (micro): Ask for clearer, more vivid sentences, sharper dialogue, consistent voice, and stronger sensory detail.
Always make final decisions yourself so the book keeps your unique voice.
8. Strengthening Style and Voice
Ask the AI to help you define a voice palette: sentence length, type of metaphors, level of humor, vocabulary style. Then request revisions of chapters so that they all align with that voice.
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“Make the dialogue more subtextual and natural.”
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“Replace abstract adjectives with concrete images.”
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“Trim adverbs and strengthen verbs.”
9. Polishing the Manuscript
Do several polishing passes with AI:
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Proofreading: Grammar, punctuation, repeated words, quotation mark consistency.
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Pacing: More paragraph breaks, shorter sentences in action scenes, smoother rhythm in reflective moments.
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Sensitivity Reading: Check for stereotypes or blind spots, especially if writing outside your experience.
10. Creating Marketing Materials
When the manuscript is ready, ask the AI to generate:
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20 possible titles and subtitles with different tones.
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A back-cover blurb (120–150 words for fiction, 130 for non-fiction).
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Metadata: keywords, categories, and short descriptions for online bookstores.
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Social media posts, launch emails, and press release ideas.
11. Formatting and Publishing
Prepare your front matter (title page, copyright, dedication, table of contents) and back matter (author’s note, discussion questions, resources, about the author).
AI can also help you reformat each chapter opener with an epigraph, a one-sentence promise, and a mini-outline of the content.
Finally, export the manuscript into the format required by Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, or other platforms.
12. Daily Workflow
A practical routine for a new author is:
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Brainstorm or refine one scene or chapter with the AI.
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Draft it (30–60 minutes).
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Save and update the continuity log.
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Edit yesterday’s scene with AI suggestions.
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Keep progress steady until the first draft is complete.
13. Creativity and Productivity Tricks
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Dictate drafts with voice input for speed and then edit with AI.
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Use 25-minute writing sprints with 5-minute breaks.
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Ask the AI each morning for one provocative question and one striking image to spark creativity.
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If stuck, request alternative scene entry points or stronger exit beats.
14. Ethics and Best Practices
Always rewrite AI output into your own voice. Do not copy directly without adaptation. Make sure to use your creativity to shape the text.
If using real people’s likenesses in AI images or avatars, always obtain permission. For non-fiction, ensure sources are cited and quotes are brief.
15. The Final Checklist
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Logline and theme confirmed
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Outline complete
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Character and world bibles created
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First draft finished
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Structural edit done
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Line edit and copy edit done
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Sensitivity check
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Title, subtitle, and blurb chosen
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Metadata and marketing kit ready
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Front and back matter formatted
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Proofreading complete
By following these steps and using Google AI Studio Tutor together with ChatGPT, anyone can design, draft, and publish a book. The AI acts as your co-writer, editor, and creative partner, but you remain the true author. This process not only accelerates your writing but also expands your creativity and storytelling capacity.