🏴‍☠️ Captain YAR's Odyssey

In my home office, papers and books were everywhere. The laptop screen was blank. It reminded me of my promise to write a story for the Cyber Corsairs Newsletter, which I started writing last week. I felt nervous, but I had to start typing.

Yesterday at work, I told Jakob about my plans. "I'm starting this Newsletter, and it's all about Captain YAR’s Odyssey, which describes my journey in the vast ocean of AI," I said. He smirked, "Another grand plan?" His doubt made me second-guess myself. "This time it’s serious. I either will write a great story or will stop trying ever after," I concluded. 🤔

Back at my desk, I tried to write. Calls and messages kept coming. I heard my daughter talking about finishing her school project on time. I remembered telling her to always complete what she started. Her commitment made me feel guilty.

Every time I tried to focus, distractions popped up. I'd think about checking social media or playing a game. I remembered other times I'd given up. As evening came, I felt more and more down.

I imagined my story as a ship in a storm. Dark clouds of delay and missed deadlines threatened to sink it. But, holding on to past promises, I tried to steer through. A small glimmer of hope appeared, showing a way out. ⛵

I went to Starbucks, hoping the coffee would help. But people's chatter became too much. I then tried the park, but it started to rain. Everywhere I went, something pulled me away from writing. I returned home.

Feeling stuck, I remembered ChatGPT, an AI tool I'd used before. I prompted it for help with the story outline and character development. It replied, "We've faced tough times before. Let's do this!" It gave me interesting ideas for the story. Its confidence boosted mine. 💡

My wife saw I was stressed. "What's up, YAR?" she asked. I remembered our early days, sending her messages. "It's the story," I admitted. "This story is the first Episode of the Newsletter. It launches the journey. It must be special; otherwise, nobody will want to read the next one, and the project will fail miserably." She replied, "Write like you used to. From the heart." Her words brought back my hope.

But in my mind, I still wasn't sure if I would be able to overcome my procrastination, which has beaten me over and over so many times.

With ChatGPT, I began writing. We hit a minor tech hiccup, but soon we were back on track. Together, we turned scattered ideas into a solid story. 📖

The deadline was closing in. I felt the pressure. Every second counted. Just as I was panicking and typing a crappy prompt, ChatGPT wrote, "We'll get through this," and it continued helping with the next scene.

I faced my inner demons, thinking of times I'd messed up. But ChatGPT's advice, "Learn from the past, and don't waste time on regret," gave me strength. With renewed determination, I pushed forward. 💪

As I typed the final words, I felt a mix of exhaustion and pride. After the end of the story, I copied and pasted several fine-tuned prompts for ChatGPT. So, readers can use those prompts to craft their own stories.

Before hitting "Send," I paused, realizing the importance of this story for the success of the Cyber Corsairs Newsletter. Click. I felt great as I sent it out. But I knew this was just the beginning of a bigger journey, new horizons, and the challenges awaiting in Episode 2. 

Review the valuable information provided below and there will be a surprise at the end👇

P.S.: This is Episode 1 of Captain YAR’s Odyssey. I called it "AI Inception" because it literally describes the process that I used to write the story for this Episode. ✍🤖

I encourage you to reply to this email with comments on what you think about Episode 1. I also created feedback links with one-click review options below👇 so readers can encourage me to write more or tell me what a shipwreck my story is.

Prompt 1: Act like a professional fiction story writer. Generate long and detailed answers with comments based on Dan Harmon’s Story Circle. Generate ____ detailed story outline with a full list of scenes for the Beginning, Middle, and End based on the information below:

• This will be a story about ____

• The story will be in ____ person view.

• The story begins with ____

• The middle consists of ____

• The ending of the story ____

• The protagonist of the story ____

• The villain of the story ____

• Other characters ____

Prompt 2: Act like a professional fiction story writer. Generate long and detailed answers with comments based on Dan Harmon’s Story Circle. Generate a full scene for a story named ____ based on this scene description ____

Prompt 3: Act like a professional fiction story editor. Generate long and detailed answers with comments. Analyze the short story below and give me detailed scene-by-scene (paragraph-by-paragraph) advice on how to improve it.

Prompt 4: Act like a professional fiction story writer. Generate long and detailed answers with comments based on Dan Harmon’s Story Circle. Rewrite the story below based on the next comments.