It's a MEETING! Not a "Search Party!"

You need to start your AI writing sessions by setting the agenda.

Think of your AI writing sessions as a “Meeting” with a partner / assistant / collaborator. It’s a conversation with an agenda:

1. Tell the AI what you’d like to work on today: Reviewing work you’ve done. Brainstorming a scene or a character. Doing research. Etc. 

2. Offer context. Do you want it to reference a conversation you’ve already had? A document you’ve uploaded? A new idea you’re thinking about?

3. Ask the AI: “Before we begin, what else can I provide to you that will help you do this with me?”

4. Ask the AI: “Do you have capabilities that can help me do this job that we should use in this session?” 

5. Keep it Simple. Before you begin the whole process, ask: “Is this too complex? Should we break this down into steps?” 

6. Whenever you introduce a new topic, end your prompt with “Before you respond, you can ask me (5? More? Less?) questions that will help you give me a better answer.” I guarantee you, at least ONE of those questions will introduce an idea you hadn’t thought of. 

7. Tell it what’s NOT on the table in this session. You don’t want a rewrite. You don’t want to explore new genres. You don’t want to “overcomplicate” this. (I’m looking at you, Claude!) 

Your LLMs are not a search engine! If you aren’t iterating and conversing, you’re using your LLMs all wrong. 

Interested in more “Nuts and Bolts” tips? 🎁 Refer just one person to the AI Writers’ Room, and you both get my “Creating Your Virtual Writers’ Room” guide as a downloadable PDF.

Offer ends in 7 days. After that, the guide goes paid.

AND… if you just got here, subscribe now and get the guide!