Last year for National Novel Writing Month I trained a neural net called
torch-rnn
[https://github.com/learningtitans/torch-rnn/blob/valle-syllables/doc/flags.md#preprocessing]
on 10,096 unique ways to begin a novel. It came up with some intriguing
possibilities
[https://aiweirdness.com/post/168051907512/the-first-line-of-a-novel-by-an-improved-neural]
, my personal favorite
![How to begin a novel](/content/images/size/w795/image/fetch/w_1200-c_limit-f_jpg-q_auto:good-fl_progressive:steep/https-3A-2F-2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2F6852e2b6-0d25-4007-84c6-2027ccdf94fc_500x162.png)