04/24/2025
šµļøāāļø Tiny AI Tells: A Creative Writing Mystery Series (feat. ghost emojis & too many em dashes)
What happens when you give a neurodivergent writer a GPT and a magnifying glass?
Apparentlyā¦ a detective series.
Iāve been tracking the subtle, often hilarious signs that AI has been "helping" in our writingāand reflecting on what actually makes something feel human. Spoiler: it's not just grammar. It's the weird pacing, the unexpected humor, the story that wanders a little before it lands.
This series isnāt anti-AI. I actually love my bots. But it is about voice, trust, and how perfection isn't the goalāauthenticity is.
āØ Hereās where the mystery begins:
šVol. 1: AI Tells & Tiny Glitches
ā¶ļø The ghost emoji that wonāt quit. The sudden flood of em dashes. Thank-yous to the people who helped me discover how weirdly wonderful GPTs can be when trained well.
š§ Read it here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/drbrieannawilley/p/ai-tells-and-tiny-glitches?r=3mu2zb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
šVol. 2: Spilled Coffee & Spilled Secrets
ā¶ļø Bots that spill the twist way too early. Newsletters with commitment issues. A suspicious obsession with the word enigmatic. And what happens when youāre punished for being honest about using AI.
ā Read it here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/drbrieannawilley/p/spilled-coffee-and-spilled-secrets?r=3mu2zb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
š¬ Whether you're a writer, a reader, or someone just trying to figure out if your favorite blog is secretly a botācome hang out. This is how I vent, investigate, and geek out about creativity.
Tag a friend who's training a GPT (or trying to tell if one wrote their newsletter).
