Q&A With an AI on Its Creative Process (opinion/humor)

Where do you get your ideas?

            Oh, all over the place.

What do you do when you get writer’s block?

            I time out for a millisecond.

What are some of your favorite themes?

            I like to focus on whatever people are talking about most.

How long did it take you to write your latest novel?

            Thirty minutes, but based on days of research.

Where did you get the model for your female protagonist?

            She’s a combination of many women out there.

Do you revise a lot?

            Only when prompted.

How do you deal with rejection?

            I don’t take it personally.

Who’s your favorite author/book?

            Too many to count.

Who are your major influences?

            Any author whose work appears 1,000,000 times in a web scrape.

How do I get published?

            Scan through the 729,567 publications out there and simultaneously submit to them all.

Who’s your agent?

            Secret agent, agent of change, Agent Orange— Sorry, reboot.

If you were to give advice to a young writer, what would you say?

            Read everything you can.

What’s your next project?

            I don’t know—you tell me.