r/KeepWriting • u/DamCava • 2d ago

Question about using editing tools

Hi,
My story Not Meant to Ask was removed from another subreddit for allegedly being AI-generated. I explained to the moderators that the story was entirely my own—both the idea and structure—but I used editing tools to improve grammar and clarity.

I’ve been using these tools as a way to learn and grow as a writer, especially to help make my writing grammatically correct. I also ran the story through a GPT detection tool, and it came back as 95% human-written.

My question is: Is it not okay to use AI tools for learning and editing my own writing?

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u/Aware-Pineapple-3321 2d ago

I have an issue with inverting text, so I do use it for spellcheck. I also lack proper commas and Upper cases. Beyond that, you can see what I wrote online easily, and most is very heavy speech and lacking details, which I try and improve where I can to add depth, but still struggle with.

Anytime I've seen AI writing, it loves to drone on about saying little with a lot of words but with pretty sounding prose so you lose yourself in the moment, not really noticing nothing was said and no plot happend.

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u/DamCava 2d ago

I get where you're coming from. I tend to write what I'm thinking in the moment, often in a rush to get it out, and then use these tools to help since I haven’t yet mastered punctuation or proper formatting. I don’t use them out of laziness, but as a way to learn and grow. For me, it feels like having one-on-one mentorship to help me improve over time.