AI for Editors Blog

Developmental editors can use AI tools like Claude and Gemini Notebook to streamline first-pass analysis, generate supplementary documents, and draft author feedback without compromising editorial judgment or integrity. This article explains how, with your first steps and example prompts.

Not sure which AI tool is worth your time? This guide compares five options for editorial work: Claude for Word, Draftsmith, MarkMyWords, Gemini Notebook, and LanguageTool. For each tool, you’ll find what it does best, its drawbacks, its privacy considerations, and its current pricing.

Worried AI isn’t safe, can’t be trusted, or will replace you? This post takes on five common misconceptions editors have about AI.

New to using AI in your editing work? This beginner’s guide covers six practical tips, from writing specific prompts and following up to working in smaller chunks. The bottom line is that AI handles the mechanics, and the judgment and artistry of editing stay with you.

Want sharper, more focused feedback from AI? This guide explains role-playing prompts, where you give the AI a persona, such as an editor or a target reader, and then a task. It walks through the simple formula and shows examples of the AI in action.

Getting generic or unwanted changes from AI? This guide covers four prompting basics for editors: be specific, define the format, show examples, and add context. It then explains how to refine a first response by specifying changes, pointing out errors, and adjusting length, with before-and-after example prompts.

The Editor's AI Dictionary teaches you essential AI jargon to help you understand the technology transforming editing.