Leanne Leeds

Sudowrite: How much WRITE costs in words.

(Please note these tips and tricks assume you are familiar with/a user of Sudowrite.) Stepping away from the creative for a little, one of the most common things I see are questions about words, the cost of words, how fast they run out, and so on. This is a fair question since it’s not super straightforward. Currently, the prices for Sudowrite are as follows: I have the Max account. I’m writing this on 11/25/2022, and my plan flipped over on 11/16/2022. At this moment, I have 269,562 words left to use in my plan month. That means I’ve used 30,438 words in 10 days. And to be fair, that’s probably a little low since yesterday was Thanksgiving. Now, GPT3 (the thing that underpins Sudowrite) charges by tokens, not words, and tokens are pieces of words. I could explain what these things are but, to tell you the truth, I don’t really know and I don’t really care. I’m a writer—I’m not a super technical person, and I’m betting a lot of the people wandering into Sudowrite won’t be, either. (If you are and you care, you can check out this KB article from OpenAPI.) All I want to know is what this is going to cost me. And I wish I could tell you. But it’s not as straightforward as you’d think. Instead of trying to explain this to you, I just want to run through some examples of WRITE so we can see how many words I get eaten up, and we can compare that to the number of words we actually see. Following me? Write:Auto I am cutting and pasting 2862 words in my document. I’m not using any key details, I’m asking for 3 cards with 150 words each. My creativity is set to 2 (1 Least –> 5 Most). I run Autocomplete plus magic. Sudowrite output 356 actual words (as counted by Scrivener) onto the three cards. The words I have left in my account are 269,186, which meant I was “billed” 376 words to run that action and get those 3 cards of goodies. (The 356 actual words it gave me and 20 other words for…um, stuff.) If I hit it again changing nothing, I get 3 cards with 398 words on it, and I’m left with 268,776 words in my account—the second button click burned 410 words. (This time it charged me for the 398 actual words it generated for me and 12 other words for…um, stuff.) Note: Keep in mind the “stuff” could just be differences in how it counts words and how Scrivener counts words. Words used: 774 (2.58% of Hobby/Student, .86% of Pro, .3% of Max) Write:Guided With the same 2862 words in my document, I switch to Guided. I’m not using any key details, I’m asking for 6 cards with 250 words each. My creativity is set to 2 (1 Least –> 5 Most). I allow Sudo to make 3 suggestions, and I choose one. According to Scrivener (again) Sudowrite …

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October 2022 Update

Happy Halloween-flavored fall! Owl in Due Curse will be out in a few weeks (November 17th) and this one is going to be vaguely holiday themed. Last year, Owl About Yule veered heavily into cozy fantasy with Astra and Emma finding themselves in the middle of the Greek gods issues. This season, we’ll be revisiting the mythological again. I will definitely give you something to figure out, but I think the holiday books will continue to dance among the divine and lean a bit further into cozy fantasy. Just a reminder, Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, a new midlife cozy due out in 2023, is available for pre-order now as well. And finally, our first Audiobook Boxed Set is out on Audible! Have a great Halloween!

September 2022 Update

Heya, folks! Owl Spell Broke Loose‘s e-book was released a few weeks ago and Book 10, Owl in Due Curse, is holiday themed and is also up now for pre-order. Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, a new midlife cozy due out in 2023, is available for pre-order now as well. Magic’s a Hoot is out on Audible, and Heavy Meddle Magic just got finished a few days before I posted this. You should see it available for sale any minute now! Naomi’s working on both a boxed set of the first three books for Audible as well as Owl About Yule‘s audiobook. We’re hoping to get that one out in time for the holidays.

August 2022 Update

Owl Spell Broke Loose‘s e-book will be out in a few days, but the hardcover and paperback can be grabbed right now! Book 10, Owl in Due Curse, is holiday themed and is also up now for pre-order. Just a reminder (again) that I’ve added the first book to the new 2023 series, Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, on the site (and Amazon.) Silver Circle will be a midlife cozy – the same cozy flavor you know, but with an almost 50-year-old protagonist. Over the next few days, I’m going to get the subsequent books’ covers up on the site so you can check them out. Finally, Magic’s a Hoot is finally out on Audible! Heavy Meddle Magic is in production now. That’s all I’ve got for this month. Hope you’re having a great summer!

July 2022 Update

Owl Spell Broke Loose is on track to be released next month in mid-August, and with just 3 more preorders (we usually get a few a day,) we’ll surpass the number for Against Owl Odds. As the folks on my mailing list know, I’ve been a smidge worried about the series’ longevity, so seeing those preorders tick up instead of down is awesome! Just a reminder that I’ve added the first book to the new 2023 series, Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, on the site and Amazon for .99 for a very limited time. Silver Circle will be a midlife cozy – the same cozy flavor you know but with an almost 50-year-old protagonist. Again, the price will only be this low for a little while (hint, hint, hint), so snag the preorder at this price while you can. Finally, we’ve submitted the audiobook for Magic’s a Hoot to Audible and are just waiting for them to approve it and set it to sale! Heavy Meddle Magic is in production now. That’s all I’ve got for this month. Hope you’re having a great summer!