Have I told you how ChatGPT (AI) is now writing whole chapters for my novel—based on my style, my language, and all the input I’ve given it about Sevilla and my characters? I swear, it felt like ChatGPT was reading my already finished novel back to me. Sooo exciting. I will give you a preview of a scene that ChatGPT wrote for my flamenco novel. Shock and awe… Is that even legal? Or moral?

Author & Copyright: Hannet Engel

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^{You may have noticed I’ve been quiet about Carmencita’s story. That’s because I’m in the middle of reshaping my blog! I want it to be more personal, more about my creative process and the stories behind my work. The next parts of Carmencita’s journey are coming, More soon!}

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  How ChatGPT (AI) Became My Writing Coach: From Inner Dialogue to Flamenco Characters
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  The Pulse of Seville: Using AI to Write a Flamenco Novel

How ChatGPT Writes Flamenco Scenes

No, I won’t use these AI-crafted texts literally—because then it wouldn’t be my novel anymore. But they give me a sense of direction, a framework to start with—which is amazing for a beginning writer like me. It feels scary though, I can feel the line blurring—where I sometimes can’t tell anymore what I wrote and what ChatGPT wrote.

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^{ChatGPT is an AI-powered language model that generates human-like text, answers questions, and assists with creative and analytical tasks}

In the beginning of 2024 I started working with ChatGPT, and have been using it relentlessly ever since. Imagine my surprise when ChatGPT started writing flamenco novel scenes for me. It even added sentences in Dutch, with a little humor in them. Even if I had only fed it prompts (commands) about my characters, plot, and the genre of my dreamed-of flamenco novel.

I wonder if my old fears are speaking when I think:
“You can’t share everything about your novel with everyone—it’s too private.” Or;

“ChatGPT is corrupting your writing! What will people think?”

Or is it that maybe these are valid thoughts in the here and now. And

Yes—it’s scary to share while still in the process.
Yes—AI makes me both excited and uneasy.

But I’ve decided to share my creative process anyway. Keep tuning in—I can’t wait to hear what ChatGPT will reveal next. Well, see for yourself. Read and weep (or smile):

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Chapter 1: The Pulse of Seville

^{The air smelled of oranges and possibility.
Sol inhaled deeply, letting the sweet tang settle into her lungs as she stood on the balcony of her new apartment in Seville. Below her, the cobblestone streets twisted into alleys that promised adventure, their surfaces still slick from an early morning cleaning. A street vendor was setting up a cart stacked high with ripe fruit, and the hum of distant guitars drifted through the air. She closed her eyes and let the sound linger. Flamenco. The heartbeat of this city.}

^{Her heart skipped a beat. Could it still be hers?}

^{“Sol! Kom je nou?” Lola’s voice burst from inside, Dutch vowels sharp against the soft Spanish sunlight. “We hebben om elf uur die les!” Sol, come on, the class is starting at eleven!
“Ja, ja! Even een momentje,” Sol called back, her voice catching on a laugh. Just give me a moment. Lola, punctual as ever, was already jingling the keys to the apartment. Somewhere behind her, Roos was probably still wrestling with her guitar case, muttering curses as she tried to cram it through the too-narrow hallway.}

^{NOTE: This text was created by ChatGPT (AI)}

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Tell me—what do you think of the scene? Is it any good? And what do you think about using AI like this? Comment below!

Oranges and possibility: clichés in flamenco writing

I know, the scene feels a bit cliché, right? I mean, who has ever seen a fruit cart in the streets of Seville? In any big European city, for that matter.

Flamenco echoing through the streets? Sounds a bit too good to be true. Well, actually, that part is true. In Sevilla, it happens to me all the time—and whenever it does, I stop, and listen and with a big smile, feeling like I’m living inside a flamenco movie.

That is the big danger with AI though, these stereotypes, that can be quite offending sometimes —especially in flamenco writing. But hey, that’s where I come in, right?—bringing my own lived experiences. And then I chuckle to myself: maybe I should forbid ChatGPT to use the word ‘passion’.

Well, I just decided to embrace the cliché and I had AI make it into the feature image of this article!

💡 Want to see how I did it? I’ll share one of the exact prompts I used with my subscribers exclusively, so you can get a behind-the-scenes look at how these AI-generated images come to life.

A Peek Behind the Creative Process: AI-Generated Flamenco Art.

To bring my articles to life, I’ve been experimenting with DALL-E to create unique, flamenco-inspired images—visualizing the essence of my stories. It feels like magic, even though the images also still look fairly cliché. What do you think? Comment below.

Here’s an example of a prompt (command):
“A passionate flamenco dancer mid-spin, wearing a deep red dress with flowing ruffles, illuminated by golden stage lights, dramatic movement, expressive hands, intense gaze, authentic Spanish atmosphere.”

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Anyway, let’s ask ChatGPT what it thinks I bring to the table when it comes to correcting stereotypes:

“the rhythms you’ve felt in your body, the atmosphere of flamenco you’ve breathed in real life. AI can generate words, but it doesn’t know the weight of a heel striking the tablao, the raw pulse of a cantaor’s voice, or the tension of a perfectly timed silencio. That’s what you add—the soul, the grit, the nuances that make flamenco real.” ^{NOTE: This text was created by ChatGPT (AI)}

Well thank you ChatGPT, but No! Cringe! I will not be talking about a raw pulse or anyone feeling the rhythm in their bodies. Even though that is actually what happens when I dance flamenco of course. I will have to find a more original way of framing it. Or maybe I am being too paranoid.

What do you think? Does using AI take away authenticity, or is it just another tool? Let’s discuss in the comments. Well, either way, I will share my joy with you in the next part for subscribers only.

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✔️ My exact DALL-E prompt for creating flamenco-inspired art
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✔️ Insider flamenco writing techniques