How To Write With An LLM

The author argues that effective LLM use in writing requires two strict rules: never use any words or phrases the LLM suggests (since frontier models excel at producing superficially polished but inauthentic "magazine headline" prose), and ignore the model's encouragement about your draft (since artificial praise prevents the critical rethinking that develops authentic voice). Instead, use LLMs purely as tireless copyeditors to identify mechanical problems and flaws you'd miss, while retaining complete authorial control over all word choices and structural decisions.

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