No AI-generated text in my fiction. Human authored.

AI Use Statement

No AI-generated text appears in my fiction — novels or short stories. I write the words, I make the decisions.

Any AI tools used during editing are for flagging problems in my own drafts, such as repeated words, consistency errors, and pacing issues. These tools do NOT write, rewrite, or suggest changes. They point out what to look at when I need a fresh eye (and do not have access to a human). I have to come up with the words and solutions - every decision about what to keep, cut, or change is mine. This applies to my novels and some short stories.

Many of my short stories follow an even stricter process of having only undergone a spelling check and sometimes a grammar check. There are two reasons for that. 1. short fiction is currently a learning experience I’m very focused on, and 2. (importantly) some short stories are written for competitions, and competitions have their own rules and regulations that authors must keep to.

So, to be specific: I have not used AI to generate my prose, my book covers, or my print and ebook formatting.

Generative AI outside the manuscript

I have used generative AI in a few ways that are not part of my books, and I label these as AI-generated wherever the platform allows it:

  • Promotional images based on my characters, used as supplementary material for social media and this website. These are marked as AI-generated.

  • I wrote lyrics to a song, written from the perspective of Sarina (the main character of The Red Line), then got an app to create the voice and music.

These are rare processes, I’m not here focused on generating pictures or songs. I’m writing. But for the sake of being completely open, there you are.

My blog and other non-fiction

In my blogs I do the writing (including first drafts), so the words, ideas, and opinions are mine. If I’m stuck I allow suggestions on the best organisation of the points I’m making, or for deeper research or fact checks. Throughout those processes, again, I am making the ultimate decisions.

An AI generated image of Sarina from The Red Line.

A note on the ethics

I recognise the serious ethical concerns around AI, particularly the use of writers', musicians', and visual artists' work to train these models without consent. It's an uncomfortable co-existence.

These tools are now widely used despite real, unresolved questions about their origins. I use them pragmatically while still investing in human creators — requesting particular novels for my library and buying my own copies, buying vinyl and audiobooks, and saving up for a limited-edition print from a photographer I admire.

My point is that the arts aren't lost. Most of the time, we still seek out the human hand. 🫶🏻