Using AI for Writing and Editing

AI has become a powerful writing companion. Whether you are drafting a blog post, composing a business email, writing an academic essay, or working on creative fiction, AI can help at every stage — brainstorming, structuring, drafting, editing, and polishing.

But there is an important distinction between using AI as a tool to improve your writing and having AI write for you. This lesson focuses on the first approach: making AI a partner in your writing process without losing your own voice, learning, or creative ownership.

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Stage 1: Brainstorming and Ideation

When you are staring at a blank page, AI can be an excellent brainstorming partner.

Generating Ideas

"I need to write a blog post about sustainable living. Give me 10 unique angle ideas that go beyond the usual 'reduce, reuse, recycle' advice."

The model will generate a range of ideas. You will not use all of them, but one or two might spark something you had not considered.

Asking "What If" Questions