Articles of substantial length.
THE PROBLEM WITH GENERATING IT AT ONCE
Quality degrades across length. The later sections repeat the earlier ones.
Context limits mean the model may lose track of what it said.
THE APPROACH THAT WORKS
- Agree the outline
- Generate section by section, providing the outline each time
- Tell it what has already been covered, so it does not repeat
- Edit as you go rather than at the end
- Read the whole thing at the end for coherence
MANAGING REPETITION
The most common problem in long AI content.
Explicitly say: "Do not repeat points covered in earlier sections. Here is what has been covered."
MAINTAINING VOICE
Provide your style brief with each section request.
WHEN LENGTH IS NOT WARRANTED
Most subjects do not need three thousand words.
Padding a short answer to reach a length makes it worse and readers notice.
Write what the subject needs.
WHEN IT IS
Genuinely complex subjects, comprehensive guides, anything where the reader wants depth.
THE HONEST ADVICE
Write the shorter version well before attempting the longer one.
