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Let's talk AI.
I believe writing stories is innately human. I believe in the unique and authentic creative process that only a human artist can achieve. I do not use AI in my writing. I do not use AI to create scenes in my work. I do not use AI to rewrite or rephrase. The words on the page of my books are straight from my brain to the keyboard.
As a writer, I believe that the only way forward in a world of AI is to be completely transparent. I do use spellcheck. I occasionally use Grammarly in a line-editing capacity, but I never just blindly accept what it suggests. I might consider a slight variation, but ultimately, my writing style is unique to me and often Grammarly just doesn't "get me." What can I say? I like sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
I may occasionally use AI as a glorified search engine when researching for a project. I verify sources, just as I do when using Google or Wikipedia. Ultimately, I never want AI to become a crutch in my research, so I use it sparingly.
My promise is that the stories I produce are one hundred percent crafted by human brains (mine, my betas, my agent, my editor.)
I believe writing stories is innately human. I believe in the unique and authentic creative process that only a human artist can achieve. I do not use AI in my writing. I do not use AI to create scenes in my work. I do not use AI to rewrite or rephrase. The words on the page of my books are straight from my brain to the keyboard.
As a writer, I believe that the only way forward in a world of AI is to be completely transparent. I do use spellcheck. I occasionally use Grammarly in a line-editing capacity, but I never just blindly accept what it suggests. I might consider a slight variation, but ultimately, my writing style is unique to me and often Grammarly just doesn't "get me." What can I say? I like sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
I may occasionally use AI as a glorified search engine when researching for a project. I verify sources, just as I do when using Google or Wikipedia. Ultimately, I never want AI to become a crutch in my research, so I use it sparingly.
My promise is that the stories I produce are one hundred percent crafted by human brains (mine, my betas, my agent, my editor.)
About the Author |
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Lauren Danhof writes quirky stories full of characters who desperately need a therapist and a hug. Her debut novel, It’s Not a Cult, was published in 2023 by Alcove Press (an imprint of Crooked Lane). As a neurodivergent writer, Lauren is drawn to characters who don’t fit neatly into the boxes the world builds.
She has also dabbled in poetry and short fiction, with work appearing in The Storyteller, The Writer’s Post Journal, Barbaric Yawp, and her undergraduate university’s literary journal, Quirk.
She earned her M.A. in English from Texas Tech University, specializing in Early British Literature—though reading and speaking Old English have far fewer modern applications than one might hope. Hwæt! Gaéð á wyrd swá hío scel.
An avid reader of anything and everything, Lauren is a long-time member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop, a founding member of the W.H.A.M. writing group, and a member of the Writer’s League of Texas. She is represented by Cameron McClure of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She is represented by the fabulous Cameron McClure of Donald Maass Literary Agency!
She has also dabbled in poetry and short fiction, with work appearing in The Storyteller, The Writer’s Post Journal, Barbaric Yawp, and her undergraduate university’s literary journal, Quirk.
She earned her M.A. in English from Texas Tech University, specializing in Early British Literature—though reading and speaking Old English have far fewer modern applications than one might hope. Hwæt! Gaéð á wyrd swá hío scel.
An avid reader of anything and everything, Lauren is a long-time member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop, a founding member of the W.H.A.M. writing group, and a member of the Writer’s League of Texas. She is represented by Cameron McClure of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. She is represented by the fabulous Cameron McClure of Donald Maass Literary Agency!
Publications
Novels
It's Not a Cult, Alcove Press, August 2023
Short Stories/Poetry
"Jupiter in Summer," Flash Fiction, Blink Ink, 2024
"The Sluicer's Son," short story, Barbaric Yawp!, 2007
"Hearts and Hands," short story, The Writer's Post Journal, 2007
"Twice the Therapy," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"Decisions," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"A.C.C.," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"What Madness Overtakes the World," poem, The Storyteller: A Writers Magazine, Vol. 11, Issue 3, July, Aug, Sept 2006
"The Sluicer's Son," short story, Barbaric Yawp!, 2007
"Hearts and Hands," short story, The Writer's Post Journal, 2007
"Twice the Therapy," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"Decisions," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"A.C.C.," short play, Brooklyn Publishers, 2006
"What Madness Overtakes the World," poem, The Storyteller: A Writers Magazine, Vol. 11, Issue 3, July, Aug, Sept 2006
Awards
Winner of the Frisco Public Library's First Chapter Contest, 2019 for Glinda, the Good (now titled It's Not a Cult)