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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   That's awesome, hope you like it!
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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   Hey HN, I built WriteRush to help solve my writer's block, and also because I was frustrated with typical writing softwares. I wanted something that was fun, but not a gimmick; something distraction free, but still powerful. I wanted s
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   Show HN: WriteRush – The writing app that feels like a game(app.writerush.net)

   2 points by levihanlen 1y ago|3 comments
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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   Hi HN, Levi here, author of the linked post. As a writer and also the developer of an AI writing tool (Varu AI), I was really curious to see how AI would stack up against a novel I'd painstakingly wrote over a year (not published yet).
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   Experiment: My book took me a year to write. I had AI recreate it in an hour(varu.us)

   3 points by levihanlen 1y ago|1 comments
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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   Yes, on the home page, you can see them. They're unedited: https://www.varu.us/
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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   Hi HN, Levi (poster) here. I wrote this post detailing the “plot promise” system I’m developing at Varu AI. I found traditional outlining methods limiting for the flexible, very long-form AI stories I wanted to generate. This system uses dy
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   Overcoming Rigidity and Scalability in AI Novels with Dynamic Plot Threads(varu.us)

   3 points by levihanlen 1y ago|3 comments
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   by levihanlen 1y ago

   Those are some great models. The reason I don't use them is simply the cost (especially 4.5). And that's a pretty cool process you use!
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    by levihanlen 1y ago

    I agree with your thoughts on Crown of Ash and Honor. That was made with v0.7.25, so some of the algorithms weren't as good. For example, new "plot promises" are made every 4 scenes. In the old version, the AI would gradually
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    by levihanlen 1y ago

    I definitely agree. Luckily, some things are easier for the AI to remember. I've never once come across the AI making mistakes with things like wrong character name/pronouns/etc. The main consistency issues I've seen com
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    by levihanlen 1y ago

    Currently the model lineup includes: - Gemini 2.0 Flash. This is what I use most often, as the quality/price ratio is amazing. (Looking into 2.5 flash preview) - Deepseek v3 03.24 - GPT 4.1 (The most expensive model by far. The rest ar
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    by levihanlen 1y ago

    Hi HN, I'm Levi Hanlen, the developer behind Varu AI: https://www.varu.us Like many writers and readers, I had far more story ideas than time to write them all, and frankly, some stories I just wanted to read that didn&#x27
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    Show HN: Varu AI – Interactively generate novel-length AI drafts(varu.us)

    4 points by levihanlen 1y ago|9 comments