This all started when I still had my old computer, and my openrouter credits were running low, so I bought more. Then the old computer died, I decided I didn’t want to mess around with n8n again, recreating all my old automations. On the new computer I started experimenting with python+LM Studio to handle those automations, with Claude doing most of the coding. My openrouter credits were just sitting there not doing anything, so I decided to take Raptor Write, one of the cloud-based AI writing apps, for a spin. Raptor Write is a product of the Future Fiction Academy, which is probably the largest and most ambitious center of the AI first draft movement. (Not affiliated, this is not an endorsement, count your pennies before throwing money at them, etc. Any and all disclaimers may apply.) Raptor Write has a cute mascot, and is free to use except for the “bring your own API key” part. (You do need to create a Teachable account but that is also free). I had been brainstorming a very ridiculous and gothic JAFF concept set in the early 1900s with Claude, and decided generating it in Raptor Write might be a fun way to burn off some of those open router credits.

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