This book is for writers that want to explore writing a novel with AI, but don’t understand how to get started.

Reviewers say:

I just finished reading “How to Construct Chat AI Prompts: To Help You Write Your Novel” by Ashley Parker Owens, and I must say, it is an absolute game-changer! This book has opened up new horizons for my writing journey and has become my go-to resource for sparking creativity and refining my storytelling skills.

From the moment I delved into the pages of this gem, I felt like I had a personal writing companion guiding me every step of the way. Ashley Parker Owens masterfully introduces the potential of using AI to assist in writing a bestselling novel, while also emphasizing the indispensable role of the human writer. It’s clear that AI is a tool, but it’s the writer’s voice and creativity that bring a story to life.

The guidelines and tips offered in this book are not only insightful but also easy to implement. I found myself embracing collaboration with the AI, and together, we crafted brilliant story ideas, developed intricate settings, and shaped captivating scenes. The author’s emphasis on maintaining one’s unique voice while utilizing AI’s assistance resonated deeply with me, and it’s a lesson I’ll carry with me throughout my writing journey.

The chapter on generating story ideas was a goldmine! The prompts and examples provided ignited my imagination, allowing me to explore various genres and themes. I was especially impressed with the collaborative process demonstrated in the romance story set in Kansas. Through iterative conversations with the AI, the story’s characters and conflicts came to life, making me feel deeply invested in their journey.

The sections on creating settings and developing characters were equally compelling. The vivid descriptions of haunted houses and monsters sent shivers down my spine, and the character development examples were rich and diverse. It was as if I had a writing mentor, guiding me through the intricacies of character creation.

What truly sets this book apart is its ability to transform writing styles and voices. The exercises that rewrite scenes in different tones and genres were both educational and enjoyable. The section on crafting the perfect scene was invaluable, helping me understand the importance of providing detailed instructions to create consistency and immersive experiences for readers.

Finally, the chapter on editing and proofreading was a lifesaver. With Chat AI’s assistance, my writing became polished and refined, and I felt more confident in sharing my work with the world.

“How to Construct Chat AI Prompts: To Help You Write Your Novel” by Ashley Parker Owens is a must-have guide for writers at all stages of their craft. It’s like having a personal writing mentor in your pocket, always ready to inspire and elevate your storytelling. I cannot recommend this book enough, and I am truly grateful for the valuable insights it has provided me on my writing journey. Get ready to unlock your creative potential and embark on an extraordinary writing adventure! –Rajaul Karim

A sharp coming-of-age novel.

“The Queen, Elyse, knew her calling was to provide sparkle and dignity. Appearance was everything.” Though she never wanted the queenship, it is Reverence in Kladenplatz and Elyse certainly appreciates the importance of a good show. Garish festivities and merriment, along with a generous amount of zuzu, keeps the tedious villagers content and productive. Their hard work, the blessing of the Sorcerer worms, for those that believe in such things, and keeping the ogres happy preserve peace and order in the land. And this order keeps the Royals living in their elevated villa while the clans tirelessly work the fields, laboring in conditions they are powerless to change. As children of royalty, Rosetta and her brother Volney are destined to rule. But in a land dominated by superstitions and a lineage of manipulative matriarchs, Volney’s role as a male will be minimal unless he can convince Elyse or the Council of his value. Complicating matters is the spread of a lethal illness. Stone Disease is running rampant among the villagers, threatening to ravage the entire gnome population. But when the Gnome Council and the Queen constantly disagree on a course of action, nothing gets done in Kladenplatz and the problems multiply.

Potent political satire dressed in an imaginative fairy tale cloak, The Doll’s Eyes of Gnome is a sharp coming-of-age novel that demonstrates the innate correlation between our circumstances and the views they shape. Owens pairs playfulness with solemnity in this clever series, from the silly traditions of the common gnomes to the gravity of a serious illness. The perfect example in this volume is a crafty squirrel named Sebbel. Sebbel may be a feisty and funny companion for young Volney, but his wisdom and foresight define him. As power shifts in Kladenplatz, Volney faces some adult problems, including addiction and the realization that change isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Cynical and scathing, The Doll’s Eyes of Gnome works as both a dark fantasy novel and a cautionary tale against unmitigated government control, all while highlighting the power that deception can wield in times of crisis. — R.C. Gibson, Indies Today

An exhilarating series of interwoven stories following unlikely heroes in their quest for freedom…

For centuries, hardworking Gnomes have toiled under the Ogre’s oppression. The Gnomes live in desperation, struggling to survive, while their dictators grow ever more powerful. Peace taken from their fantastical realm and replaced with fear.

Multiple paths have begun forming, leading to a quest for freedom. As an orphaned Gnome starts his journey, other destinies align to cross his path, forging hope for the future.

Desperate souls collide to change their world, empowered only by hope and companionship. Their adventure brings them face to face with liars and thieves, toe to toe with bigots and bullies, and head-to-head with their natural arch-rivals…

As the story unravels, more danger heads their way, battling through plagues and tribes to reach their goal. Will the Gnomes ever be free?

Books in the Gnome Stories set include:                                                                          

1. Gnome Harvest
2. Rosetta Gnome
3. Trilogy of Shorts
4. The Hollow Rigors of Gnome
5. The Doll’s Eyes of Gnome

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In the evil queen’s shadow, a wounded son rises—
As the sheltered son of Queen Elyse, young Volney grapples with the fact he’ll never take the throne as king. He lacks the royal blood to rule and has no hope of claiming power. Soon, though, he shall see how dark the world beyond wealth’s walls can be—a revelation bound to quash his petty aspirations.
Life in the kingdom’s work fields is not as wonderful as Volney was told. Instead, his fellow gnomes labor endlessly as slaves. The ogres that wield control are now accustomed to impunity, accumulating riches while the rest suffer.
When disease befalls the land, however, Volney may ascend despite his addictions and propensity to make wrong choices. One needn’t wear the crown to lead, nor dominate the Council to claim a voice. It just may be that he was born to play a more significant part than a monarch. Yet, the role of head scientist invites moral ambiguity and great danger—
Whatever comes to pass, it’s clear that matriarchal Kladenplatz may never again be the same.

One can run from destiny, but only in a circle—
Grass Hollow Grove is a garden in a parallel universe far removed—a land where gnomes and ogres work together to feed the masses. There lives Og, a gnome who lacks a green thumb. Instead, he has a mind for mechanics—a blessing and a curse.
When the Day Council offers to place him in the workhouse on the hill, he’s elated, even though it means he will need to leave his family. Soon he is working in a lab run by the Admiral of Misery, who rules the ogres. Og hopes to help his clan with agricultural advances like genetic modification and robotic workers.
Disturbing the fragile relationship between gnomes and ogres has a consequence. If he inadvertently renders the labor of gnomes obsolete, his clan will be eaten by the ogres.
Should he be successful in navigating a century-old pact and liberate the realm, he’ll need to draw upon his wit and forge unlikely allies.

Welcome to a land of mystery and magic. A world filled with the impossible yet perilously close to our own pasts.
For centuries, the hardworking gnomes have toiled under their obtuse ogre masters. Those in power grow stronger, while the weaker become dependent on the system draining them. Yet, despite their oppression, there is hope and an inexplicable vibrancy.
Young Foy wants to live an ordinary life. Drawn by the allure of freedom and stifled by injustice, Foy sneaks away from his school one night to perform magic with a wandering troop of minstrels.
Lucia never found the time to escape her mundane life. She works each day on the farm. It is unforgiving work, filling her with the desire for change. When her disgruntled father abandons her, Lucia falls into the arms of another malcontent destined to ruin her life.
Ceile, the elephant, enjoys the quiet, retired life. Her time in the circus, while fun, is over, and all she wants now is the one thing she can’t have: the next-door farmer’s watermelons. Once an elephant is on the move, she is almost impossible to stop. Ceile will do anything it takes to reach her prize, gnomes or not.
These short stories further develop the oppressive world of the popular Gnome Stories series by Ashley Parker Owens and show a different aspect of life that hauntingly reflects far too many instances of our own past. Filled with emotion guaranteed to tug at your heart, these stories are a must-read.

Indies Review by Nicky Flowers

These three stories of individuality and perseverance read like otherworldly folktales.

Ashley Parker Owens has created a fascinating, topsy-turvy world where humans are heartless ogres and intelligent society belongs to gardening gnomes. Within the pages of Trilogy of Shorts: Gnome Stories are the personal tales of two such ponderous gnomes and a gentle elephant whose circus days are little more than a fond memory. Ceile’s story is the first in the book, and the most unsettling of the collection. She may be a gentle giant, but this rehomed elephant is no pushover. Separated from her family and friends, Ceile experiences not only loneliness, but endures harassment and other torments at the hands of antagonizing young gnomes. Imagining ways to torture and harm the menacing gnomes is only part of her emotional journey as she comes into her own strength and confidence. The subsequent stories follow Lucia and Foy, two gnomes with differing situations, but similar yearnings. Unsure of what the wider world might hold, both gnomes are determined to fight the stagnation plaguing their humdrum lives. Angst, fear and a spirit of adventure shape their unexpected paths.

Offbeat and melancholic, these three stories of individuality and perseverance read like otherworldly folktales. With her bold and inquisitive nature tempered by a restrictive upbringing, Lucia is a character audiences are sure to root for. More Brothers Grimm than E.B. White, Ashley Parker Owens takes childlike scenarios and infuses circumspect thematic elements, making for stories that can be appreciated and interpreted by a broad audience. Observant and pointed, this creative work of fantasy-realism does not shy away from the vexing issues that are common to grumbling gnomes, retired circus elephants, or observant humans. In fact, the matters of oppression and mindless submissiveness are repeatedly challenged as the three dynamic characters evolve into more thoughtful versions of themselves. A welcome change of pace, Trilogy of Shorts: Gnome Stories is a modern fairy-tale that tackles weighty topics with a skilled voice.

Welcome to a land of mystery and magic. A world filled with the impossible yet perilously close to our own pasts.
For centuries, the hardworking gnomes have toiled under their obtuse ogre masters. Those in power grow stronger, while the weaker become dependent on the system draining them. Yet, despite their oppression, there is hope and an inexplicable vibrancy.
Young Foy wants to live an ordinary life. Drawn by the allure of freedom and stifled by injustice, Foy sneaks away from his school one night to perform magic with a wandering troop of minstrels.
Lucia never found the time to escape her mundane life. She works each day on the farm. It is unforgiving work, filling her with the desire for change. When her disgruntled father abandons her, Lucia falls into the arms of another malcontent destined to ruin her life.
Ceile, the elephant, enjoys the quiet, retired life. Her time in the circus, while fun, is over, and all she wants now is the one thing she can’t have: the next-door farmer’s watermelons. Once an elephant is on the move, she is almost impossible to stop. Ceile will do anything it takes to reach her prize, gnomes or not.
These short stories further develop the oppressive world of the popular Gnome Stories series by Ashley Parker Owens and show a different aspect of life that hauntingly reflects far too many instances of our own past. Filled with emotion guaranteed to tug at your heart, these stories are a must-read.

In a mash-up of Alice in Wonderland and Sun Tzu’s the Art of War, an inexperienced gnome joins a group of misfits plotting to free enslaved gnomes from ogre fields.
In a mystical world where food gardens flourish with the help of magic, Wil stumbles into a misfit group of escaped slaves that eagerly embrace him into their clan. Over time, Wil learns the clan members are thieves and malcontents, determined to destroy the ogre overseers in revenge for their use of slave labor. His new clan prefers illicit trade to garden labor. Despite his bias against their thievery, Wil grows closer to his radical family as disaster strikes. A rebellious but beloved member seeks to take over the clan by murdering the current leader.
Shifting loyalties complicate the ensuing trial. Through a twist of fate, Wil finds himself in an unenviable leadership position. Wil’s first task includes executing the accused killer as an act of justice. Unable to carry out this cruelty, Wil hatches an escape plan for the alleged criminal.
As a leader, Wil faces an onerous internal dilemma. He can either adapt his beliefs to become an unethical leader to gain his clan’s freedom. Or, Wil can continue to alienate his new family with his strict morality and possibly lose them all.

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The story opens with Wil, a newly orphaned gnome, running away from the traumatic events of the previous book, Gnome Harvest. He’s been forced to flee from his home along with a rabbit companion who helped save his life. The deep discriminatory belief held about rabbits in this society will feel familiar to readers of marginalized identities. It’s fascinating to witness these recognizable divisive and poisonous ideologies set in the author’s imagined world.

In addition to indoctrination and discrimination, the novel explores the profound impact that loss and separation has on generations of families after a rebellion. Wil stumbles upon a mysterious but welcoming group who invites him to join them, as long as he keeps the rabbit outside. Through this crew, we learn about gnome worker solidarity and whispers about plans to free those still enslaved. The rogue gnomes venture out on mysterious quests of liberation, risking imprisonment, enslavement, and being put to death.

This misfit crew includes a cat who speaks and thinks exclusively in army strategy terms, a young gnome who mixes perfume potions, an older one struggling with addiction, and an agoraphobic gnome who keeps them all well fed. With the story alternating between their perspectives, we experience the loneliness and longing in each of them—for a family they can trust, a home that’s safe, and to truly understand the enemy they face. Each of the misfits is haunted by their pasts, harboring secrets and plans of their own which contradict the teams’. They all grieve quietly for things they lost in their respective escapes from slavery.

Rosetta Gnome will appeal to readers who enjoy post-apocalyptic found family stories, where suspicion rules relations and loyalty must live alongside desperation. The ending leaves room for a dark and twisted follow-up story and a new character to influence the gnomes’ fate.

—Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph, Independent Book Review, http://www.IndependentBookReview.com

The author has created a world full of children’s fairy tale creatures for adults. Step into the realm of lush gardens and slave-owning ogres and fall in love with the fantastic characters. —Book Review Directory