Novel Marketing Why Some Authors Are Ditching ChatGPT Entirely
Dec 18, 2025
Jason Hamilton, known as The Nerdy Novelist, is a fantasy author and AI educator who delves into the evolving landscape of AI tools for writers. He reveals that new models like Claude and Gemini now outperform ChatGPT for specific tasks. Listeners learn which tools excel in creative writing and research, as well as how to effectively combine different AI models for optimal results. Jason emphasizes the importance of testing models by genre and shares insights on automation for marketing and author workflows, encouraging experimentation with these innovative platforms.
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ChatGPT Is No Longer The Default
- ChatGPT used to be the default for authors but competitors now outperform it in many tasks.
- Thomas warns authors to avoid sticking with an inferior tool like staying on AOL.
Use Perplexity For Research And Search
- Try Perplexity as a daily AI research/chat tool because it uses multiple LLMs and strong search.
- Jason says Perplexity replaces Google for many searches and troubleshooting tasks.
Use Grok For Fresh Social And News Context
- Consider Grok when you need very recent social-media context because it searches X posts and fresh content quickly.
- Thomas uses Grok for cutting-edge news and fast web context gathering.