speculative fiction

ChatGPT on Avoiding Sci-Fi Tropes and Building Original Worlds

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By Gabriel Segoine | July 2025 Me: I’m in the early stages of worldbuilding and using a kind of shotgun approach—just throwing out ideas and letting them breathe. Does that work well for speculative fiction? ChatGPT: Absolutely. That kind of freeform, exploratory phase is often where the most creative and original ideas come from. When … Read more

How ChatGPT Inspired Me to Write a Novel

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By Gabe Segoine This started as a casual reflection on where AI might be headed. But like many conversations with ChatGPT, it quickly turned into something more—a deep dive into science fiction, theology, human nature, and the limits of imagination. 🤖 Me: Until recently, AI had been relegated to the realm of science fiction. Writers … Read more