Substantial projects.
WHAT AI CAN GENUINELY HELP WITH
Structure and outlining Overcoming a blank page Research organisation Consistency checking across a long work Editing and tightening
WHAT IT CANNOT DO
Have something to say Sustain a voice across a book Know what you meant
THE WORKFLOW THAT WORKS
Outline yourself, with AI assistance Write from your own knowledge, chapter by chapter Use AI to tighten and restructure Use it to check consistency
WHAT PRODUCES UNREADABLE BOOKS
Generating chapters and assembling them.
The result is repetitive, generic and has no voice. Readers notice within pages.
FOR NON-FICTION
Your expertise is the book. AI can organise and polish it.
FOR FICTION
AI is weakest here. Plot and prose both come out formulaic.
Useful for brainstorming and for checking continuity.
ON PUBLISHING PLATFORMS
Many now require disclosure of AI-generated content. Check before publishing.
THE HONEST ASSESSMENT
A book is worth reading because of what the author knows. AI does not supply that.
