Note to Self
Capture Ideas the Moment They Land
Authors like us—especially those writing speculative fiction, sci-fi, and fantasy, are always dreaming up new technologies, otherworldly creatures, and wild twists in our plots. But we're also oddly attached to our primitive writing rituals. The desk, the notebook, the endless cups of coffee. It's cozy, familiar, and how we get our best work done. We’re reluctant to change the process, even if we lose a few ideas for lack of a notebook or the back of an envelope to scribble them down.
But times have changed. Now you can make a verbal note and extend it into a conversation on your browser or mobile app.—all transcribed for use in a writing session. You speak with one of your fictional characters—always available to discuss your insight, or anything else, right then. Or, just save your idea and work with it later.
A Match Made in Fiction
The Characters on Call came to me while proparing to publsih episides of a sci-fi story I wrote about authors changing personas to write more authentic characters. (Read a new Hoppers episode every Sci-Friday.)
Many authors worry about using technology that compromises their creative process. Characters on Call isn't an AI trying to write your story for you—it's just a way to capture and play with your own ideas the moment they hit. No disruptions, nothing to learn. Chat on a web browser or mobile app than get back to driving, cooking, family, or sleep.
Characters on Call is a free service for Substack subscribers. Here’s a post that describes how it works, and includes some video demos. Let me know what you think, and keep those story ideas flowing!
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