Five Professional Writers on Their AI Workflows: Where They Let AI In and Draw the Line
danshipper · x · 2026-09-11
Laura Entis at Every interviewed five professional writers about their AI workflows, finding no universal recipe — the same tool that helps one writer think more clearly makes another's prose worse.
- Alexandra Samuel used AI to break writer's block during a DIY book retreat, one chapter a day
- Dan Shipper (Every CEO) lets AI write first, then pushes back and revises
- NYT reporter Kevin Roose uses it for research, transcription, and fact-checking but writes every word himself
- Maggie Appleton asks AI to surface research gaps and missed connections
- Mia David tests ideas against an AI version of her target reader
Takeaway: writing with AI is a skill of its own, and each writer draws the line differently. Includes custom prompts.
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