For my writing, I draw upon my life experiences and personal insights gained from reading a variety of books, watching documentaries on different topics, and listening to podcasts that explore diverse perspectives.
I share the concern on the approach to reach this hot spot on writing and crafting with AI support, without loosing my most precious asset -my brain and creativity.- Great article, I’m looking forward to reading the second part.
I'm glad this resonated with you. Writing with AI's help without compromising my thinking is what has been on my mind for a long time. I'll talk about it in detail in the second part. :)
Have you tried Grammarly? It is extremely invasive, but I enjoy battling with it. Claude has its opinions and can sometimes be a bit pompous, but at least it tries to work with you. Grammarly, on the other hand, is arrogant and pedantic, but it doesn't give me a finished product; I have to think carefully about what it's suggesting to improve my content.
Thank you for writing this! I recently started writing again as of last year (something I havent done since grad school in 2013). I was so glad that you said you still use AI. I was wrestling with guilt of using AI as an editor when I make substack posts. I may ask for an outline or talking points to consider when I make a prompt but I usually write out my essays and submit for a grammar/flow check. I also find myself adding back details they over simplified or take out the unnecessary em-dashes (I always used parenthesis in school lol) it makes the writing remain more like my voice.
That's a very honest take. I think most of us do use it in the way you have described - to bounce off ideas, to brainstorm, to polish grammar and flow. It should be us doing all the heavy lifting and dictating what we want from AI, rather than the other way around. I also really like parenthesis and use them whenever I can lol.
For my writing, I draw upon my life experiences and personal insights gained from reading a variety of books, watching documentaries on different topics, and listening to podcasts that explore diverse perspectives.
That's amazing. Reading diversely would be number 1 for me. :)
I share the concern on the approach to reach this hot spot on writing and crafting with AI support, without loosing my most precious asset -my brain and creativity.- Great article, I’m looking forward to reading the second part.
I'm glad this resonated with you. Writing with AI's help without compromising my thinking is what has been on my mind for a long time. I'll talk about it in detail in the second part. :)
Have you tried Grammarly? It is extremely invasive, but I enjoy battling with it. Claude has its opinions and can sometimes be a bit pompous, but at least it tries to work with you. Grammarly, on the other hand, is arrogant and pedantic, but it doesn't give me a finished product; I have to think carefully about what it's suggesting to improve my content.
Interesting thoughts. No, I don't use Grammarly. Found it to be very invasive. In general, I think Claude's really helpful.
Thank you for writing this! I recently started writing again as of last year (something I havent done since grad school in 2013). I was so glad that you said you still use AI. I was wrestling with guilt of using AI as an editor when I make substack posts. I may ask for an outline or talking points to consider when I make a prompt but I usually write out my essays and submit for a grammar/flow check. I also find myself adding back details they over simplified or take out the unnecessary em-dashes (I always used parenthesis in school lol) it makes the writing remain more like my voice.
That's a very honest take. I think most of us do use it in the way you have described - to bounce off ideas, to brainstorm, to polish grammar and flow. It should be us doing all the heavy lifting and dictating what we want from AI, rather than the other way around. I also really like parenthesis and use them whenever I can lol.