Novel vs novel-length story

[jemck]

Bringing this from writer Joseph Malik over from Bluesky. I think it's spot on.

"Subtext separates a novel from a novel-length story. Subtext is the part that AI can't--and never will--generate. It can't read for subtext. It can read Cliff's Notes to determine an existing novel's subtext, but there is no mathematical or logical process to create it. Subtext is uniquely human."

It's the conclusion to a 3-post thread. You can find that via my mentions over there if you're so inclined.

Comments

[heleninwales]

That's an interesting distinction. I don't even know that humans create subtext consciously. It's like theme. I suppose some writers do start with a theme, but I know a lot of people who only discover the theme as they write.