AI Story Generator

A Python project that generates creative stories using Google's Gemini AI.

Features

• Generates creative stories based on user-provided themes
• Uses Google's Gemini AI for natural language generation
• Simple command-line interface
• Customizable story prompts

Setup

1. Clone this repository

2. Install required packages:

   pip install python-dotenv google-generativeai

3. Create a .env file in the project root directory with your Google API key:

   GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

   Get your API key from: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey

Usage

1. Run the story generator:

   python src/story_generator.py

2. Enter a theme when prompted (e.g., "a magical forest", "a space adventure")

3. The program will generate and display a creative story based on your theme

Project Structure

project/
├── src/
│   └── story_generator.py    # Main story generation script
├── .env                      # API key configuration
└── README.md                # This file

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• google-generativeai
• python-dotenv

Note

This project uses Google's Gemini AI API, which has free tier limitations:

• 60 requests per minute
• 1M characters per month
• 100 images per month

Future Improvements

• Save generated stories to files
• Add different story genres
• Customize story length
• Add character customization
• Create a GUI interface