u/Eko01

Bored. Look for a new story on RS. Find one that looks cool. Read 5 chapters. "Well, there are some signs, but maybe it's just a coincidence. Beginner authors make mistakes." Read 10 more. It's AI.

Look for a new story. Read. It's AI.

New story. Amazing output.

A commenter asks, "Amazing, how do you write so much?" The writer replies, "Oh, I am a stay-at-home mum so 10 thousand words a day is possible for me :)."

It's not, though, because it's AI. They are just straight-up lying to your face.

Losing my fucking mind. I'd say 4/5 indie stories I check out are AI. I don't usually go for completely new stories either - mostly RS, trending, etc.

And yeah, you can recognise AI. Perhaps not with a 100% certainty - so I won't name any names - but 95%?

AI has tells - phrases, wording etc it likes to use, but it also makes specific mistakes. Once or twice you might shrug it off, but I don't think AI is at a level where its involvement is possible to hide if you read 10-20 chapters, not without practically rewriting everything it shits out. And that'll never happen as AI sloppers are allergic to work.

I think I will just stick with older webnovels and published books for a while...

I've reached the median income for my country, mostly just by writing a few hours over the weekends. I've written three books and self-published two of them while in uni, with my income mostly being from Patreon.

Going to graduate in a few months, and I am thinking of trying it full-time, perhaps transitioning to part-time with another job if that doesn't work out. My family isn't rich, but my parents own their house and have a room I could use if things go badly, so the risk is largely just towards my career.

I am somewhat apprehensive of not making use of my education, but the phrase "If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life" lives rent-free in my head. My average day while writing full-time would be so ridiculously better than while working full-time, and I even like my career choice! (Have done internships). So far, I am inclined to try it out and forsake grad school, probably shoot a few job applications here and there, since it could very well take months to find a "proper" job anyway.

It feels like a huge pivot, and I am unsure how much the sunk cost fallacy is holding me back - or if it is more of a call of the void type of thing.

I'd like to hear about the experience of others who made the leap.