Automatic Story Generation: Challenges and Attempts

Amal Alabdulkarim, Siyan Li, Xiangyu Peng

Abstract: The scope of this survey paper is to explore the challenges in automatic story generation. We hope to contribute in the following ways: 1. Explore how previous research in story generation addressed those challenges. 2. Discuss future research directions and new technologies that may aid more advancements. 3. Shed light on emerging and often overlooked challenges such as creativity and discourse.