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I Asked AI to Write a Novel. It's Not So Bad

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A journalist prompted Claude to write a full novel from scratch, and the AI delivered a 48,000-word story about a failed writer who secretly uses AI to write a bestseller. The result was readable and plot-coherent, but flawed with overused similes, thin dialogue, and underdeveloped characters, proving AI can produce "good enough" fiction but still needs human refinement.

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