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mad_about_books's review
4.0
CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES is primarily written for businesspersons who want to author a book specific to their industry for the purpose of sales promotion. With a little creative thought, the ideas presented can be applied to outlining any book.
I read this book in an attempt to marshal my thoughts for a series of books I have just started to compile. The actual writing for these books has already been done in the form of book reviews posted online to various retail and book review sites… specifically Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and BookBub.
While reading CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES, I engaged ChatGPT in a conversation specific to my books of book reviews using some of the ideas presented by Mark Silver. I am using the free version of ChatGPT which serves my purpose well since I am not looking for up to date information but rather generalized things like "I am compiling a book of my book reviews. Into what genre would that fall?" The chat went on from there. I find that the chat bot is helpful in assisting me put my thoughts into a useful order.
As someone who reads for the purpose of reviewing, I have become keenly aware of mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. As I work on my books of book reviews, I am finding that I have made some of those mistakes myself. (I am correcting them for my books.) This line from CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES stands out in that regard. "One of AI’s most appealing aspects is its ability to automate mundane and time-consuming writing tasks, such as proofreading and editing. Using AI-powered tools, writers can quickly identify and correct grammatical errors, punctuation issues, and other common writing mistakes." Self-publishing has become widespread, and it is in self-published books that the lack of editing is most noticeable. A free proofreader is worth its weight in readership.
A businessperson might read this book word for word. I did not. I skimmed through the material landing on those points I felt applied to me and my project. I was attracted to CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES because I am currently working on a book series and because I have developed a fascination with chatting with an entity that is not human.
I may not fall exactly into the demographic at which the book is aimed, but I believe anyone with a writing project can benefit from consulting ChatGPT as long as they don't use the responses verbatim. It is a tool, like any other, that should be used with care.
I read this book in an attempt to marshal my thoughts for a series of books I have just started to compile. The actual writing for these books has already been done in the form of book reviews posted online to various retail and book review sites… specifically Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and BookBub.
While reading CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES, I engaged ChatGPT in a conversation specific to my books of book reviews using some of the ideas presented by Mark Silver. I am using the free version of ChatGPT which serves my purpose well since I am not looking for up to date information but rather generalized things like "I am compiling a book of my book reviews. Into what genre would that fall?" The chat went on from there. I find that the chat bot is helpful in assisting me put my thoughts into a useful order.
As someone who reads for the purpose of reviewing, I have become keenly aware of mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. As I work on my books of book reviews, I am finding that I have made some of those mistakes myself. (I am correcting them for my books.) This line from CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES stands out in that regard. "One of AI’s most appealing aspects is its ability to automate mundane and time-consuming writing tasks, such as proofreading and editing. Using AI-powered tools, writers can quickly identify and correct grammatical errors, punctuation issues, and other common writing mistakes." Self-publishing has become widespread, and it is in self-published books that the lack of editing is most noticeable. A free proofreader is worth its weight in readership.
A businessperson might read this book word for word. I did not. I skimmed through the material landing on those points I felt applied to me and my project. I was attracted to CHATGPT FOR BOOK OUTLINES because I am currently working on a book series and because I have developed a fascination with chatting with an entity that is not human.
I may not fall exactly into the demographic at which the book is aimed, but I believe anyone with a writing project can benefit from consulting ChatGPT as long as they don't use the responses verbatim. It is a tool, like any other, that should be used with care.
bookreader02's review
informative
5.0
this was a great book for anyone who wants to get better at their writing and want to improve their story outline, either it being for fun or wanting to create a book. I enjoyed reading through the steps that are listed that could help us to all become better. I will admit that I even have been using the chatgpt for my book, so I can get feedback and to help make my writing better. And it has come in handy either grammar or punctuation or even just helping me to fix a sentence or paragraph; all-in-all, this book is very handy and would help a lot of others with their outline, to be able to make sure it’s as good as you want it to be! There are some great key strategies that are there to help you improve your outline/writing and will give you any feedback you would like to know or any type of advice with your writing.
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