How I use AI to Write Content Like a Pro
AI is your Ghostwriter.
Let's talk about the elephant in the room – everyone and their grandma is jumping on the AI content bandwagon right now. ChatGPT this, Claude that, and countless "AI writers" promising to solve all your content creation problems. But here's the thing: most of what comes out is just regurgitated Wikipedia entries wrapped in corporate cringe. You don't want that. Neither do I. So let me share how I actually make writing work.
The Problem With Pure AI Content
Look, I get it. The allure of pressing a button and getting instant content is pretty freaking irresistible. But let's be real for a minute – what are you really getting? AI, in its current form, is basically a really sophisticated remix machine. It takes what's already out there, reshuffles it, and spits it back out in grammatically correct sentences. No personal experience. No unique insights. Nothing that makes your readers stop and think, "Damn, I never thought about it that way."
Sometimes it will make shit up (halucinate crap into existence). That doesn't count as "unique".
You know what you end up with? The same bland, soulless content that floods LinkedIn feeds and corporate blogs. The kind that makes your eyes glaze over after the first paragraph. Garbage nobody reads. Yes. Shyat.
We can do better, anon.
My Approach to Not Sucking at AI Content
Here's where it gets interesting. I've developed a system that combines the best of both worlds – human creativity and AI efficiency. Let me break it down for you.
Voice Recording: Your Secret Weapon
First up – and this might sound counterintuitive – I start with voice recording. Just me, a microphone, and my thoughts. Like I'm having a conversation with a friend or recording a solo podcast.
Why?
Because this is where the magic happens. This is when real, original ideas come from.
Now, I am assuming you've got original ideas in your head. You do. You might not realise it but we all have them. We just hide them behind writing that's "proper", "smart", and "correct".
Don't be a chicken. Think.
When you're talking, you're not self-editing. You're not trying to sound smart. You're just... expressing. Personal experiences come up naturally. Unique perspectives emerge without forcing them. You're creating *actual* new thoughts - not just remixing what's already out there.
Where Do Those Ideas Come From?
The uncomfortable truth is that to create interesting content, you need to *be* interesting person.
Wild concept, right? I constantly feed my brain with new books, articles, and ideas. And I read from different domains, not just AI, tech, gadgets, widgets and politics. I read esoteric, philosophy, history, religion and classic literature. It's the bottomless well of ideas, thoughts, views, perspectives and opinions. I'll spend few days reading and let ideas marinate, combine, and evolve into something new in my head.
Like this article. On the surface, it's about using AI and voice notes for content creation. But it's actually a combination of different tools and techniques:
- Voice-to-text technology
- AI writing assistance
- Personal style analysis
- Content refinement processes
- Systematization of ideas
- Making life easier
- Sharing my own experiences
None of these elements is revolutionary on its own. But put them together in the right way, and you've got something worth reading. And once you start talking to yourself (into a microphone) - ideas start to flow naturally.
Create The Style Guide
This part is very important. Remember how I mentioned AI content tends to sound like it was written by a committee of corporate HR managers? Here's how to fix that: you need to create your own style.
But here is the catch: you'll have to put in some work:
You will need to write some shit.
Yes. You will need to spend some time writing at least 3 articles of on your own. But you cannot use AI to do it. You need to do it yourself. This is requirement for AI to learn from your writing style.
What I did was take a year's worth of my articles and fed them into AI. I asked it to analyze my writing style, tone, and quirks. AI (in my particular case, Claude) gave me a long comprehensive style guide that I uploaded into my project (also at Claude). You can supplement style guide along with your transcripts in the future, or create Style in Claude yourself (now you can).
Here is my own style guide: feel free to modify it (if you're lazy af):
My Style Guide (GitHub Gist)
Writing: Let AI Ghostwrite
I call AI my "ghostwriter", because, that's EXACTLY what it's doing. It takes MY ideas, my style, my perspective and turns into gold.
Now, whenever I need to turn a voice transcript into an article, I include this style guide in my AI prompts. The result? **Content that actually sounds like me**, with my ideas... not some AI-slop cringe riff you'd see on LinkedIn.
On practical side, in this step I will also add keywords (if I am trying to rank) or some key points I forgot to mention in transcript.
At this point you should receive your first draft. I almost never ask AI to redo it, because, it gets pretty good at writing. Basically, if your style guide is good enough - it will be pretty solid article.
The Human Touch: Because AI Can't Do Everything
Hold on, we're not done yet. Even with all these tools and techniques, you can't just throw this on your blog and call it a day. The final step – and this is crucial – is humanizing the shit out of your writing.
I always go through and rewrite parts of what AI produces. Sometimes it's changing awkward phrases. Other times it's replacing cringe-worthy analogies with something that actually lands. The point is, you're the author here. AI is your ghostwriter, not your replacement.
ADVANCED: you can ask AI to rewrite it or ask Claude to fix certain parts, or you can hire a human to do it (editor).
Add References and Citations
Often, I'll refer to another article, book, or even a YouTube video when "speaking" my thoughts. When I am humanizing, I will add those references, or find research. This process can take me anywhere from 10 minutes (simple articles) to an hour or two for big pieces. Especially if I am mentioning a study or stats I need to find reference for (Use @Perplexity for research)
Putting It All Together
So here's what this looks like in practice:
- Record your raw thoughts and experiences
- Transform them into text
- Use AI with your personal style guide to structure and expand
- Edit, "humanize" and polish the final article.
What you end up with isn't just another AI-generated article. It's your thoughts, your experiences, your voice – just more polished and structured. And isn't that what content creation should be about?
The Bottom Line
At the end of the day, creating standout content isn't about choosing between human creativity and AI efficiency – it's about combining them intelligently. The tools are there. The technology is there. What matters is how you use them.
Remember: AI should amplify your voice, not replace it. Start with something real and personal, then let technology help you shape it into something publishable. That's how you create content that actually matters. That's how you stand out in the sea of AI-generated mediocrity.
And isn't that what we're all trying to do?