AI chat for writers

Writers get the most from an AI chat when they treat it as a tireless brainstorming partner and a picky first reader, not as the author. It is good at producing options, structure and blunt feedback quickly; your judgment, voice and experience are what make the piece worth reading. ChatG is free with a daily allowance of messages, needs no account and keeps your drafts in your own browser. Here are the workflows writers use most, each with a prompt you can open in the chat.

Find the idea and the shape

Use the chat early, when a wide range of options is more useful than polish.

Brainstorm angles and working titles

The first idea is usually the most obvious one. Ask for many and tell the chat to skip the predictable ones.

I'm writing a [type of piece] about [topic] for [audience]. Give me ten possible angles, each with a working title and one sentence on why a reader would care. Avoid the most obvious takes.

Try this prompt in the chat or pick the Brainstorm assistant.

Turn a rough idea into an outline

An outline makes the draft faster and shows structural problems before you have written a thousand words.

Turn this rough idea into an outline for a [word count]-word [article, story or chapter]: [describe idea]. Use headings, note the key point of each section, and suggest where an example or anecdote would help.

Open this prompt in the chat.

Get unstuck on a scene

Ask for directions, not finished prose, so the scene stays yours.

I'm stuck on a scene in my [genre] story. Here's the setup: [characters, setting, what just happened]. Suggest five different directions the scene could take, from quiet to dramatic, without writing the scene itself.

Try this prompt in the chat.

Edit, revise and test the draft

Once you have a draft, the chat becomes an editor that never gets tired of another pass.

Line edit without losing your voice

Tell the chat what to keep as clearly as what to change, and ask it to explain the edits.

Edit the passage below for clarity and rhythm. Cut filler words, fix grammar and flag any confusing sentences, but keep my voice and word choices where they work. Show the edited version, then a short list of the main changes: [paste passage]

Open this prompt in the chat or use the Grammar Checker for a quick pass.

Change the tone or the length

Useful for adapting one piece to a newsletter, a pitch or a short bio.

Rewrite this paragraph in a [warmer, more formal or more playful] tone and cut it to about [number] words without losing the main point: [paste paragraph]

Try this prompt in the chat or use the Paraphraser.

Test the draft on a target reader

Ask for honest reactions from a specific kind of reader, including where attention drops.

Read this draft as a [type of target reader]. Tell me where you got bored, where you got confused, and which line you'd remember tomorrow. Be honest, not polite: [paste draft]

Open this prompt in the chat.

List the claims that need checking

For nonfiction, let the chat act as a fact-checker's assistant that finds every claim, not one that confirms them.

List the factual claims in my draft that a careful editor would want checked, and for each one say what kind of source would confirm it: [paste draft]

Try this prompt in the chat, then check each claim yourself.

Tips for better results

• Share a sample of your writing. A paragraph you are proud of tells the chat more about your style than any description.
• Ask for options, then choose. Requesting five versions and picking the best keeps you in charge of the result.
• Push back. If feedback feels generic, ask for the single biggest problem and a concrete example from your text.
• Keep projects in separate chats. Rename them in the sidebar so you can find each draft's history later.

What to avoid

• Publishing AI text unedited. Readers notice generic phrasing, and the chat can introduce errors. Rewrite in your own words and read everything aloud before it goes out.
• Treating the chat as a source. It can mix up facts, quotes and dates or invent them outright. Verify every name, number and quotation in a primary source.
• Asking it to reproduce other people's work. Don't request long passages from copyrighted books, articles or lyrics, and don't imitate a living author closely enough to pass as them.
• Pasting work you need to keep confidential. Messages are sent to an AI processing service to generate answers. Think twice about unpublished manuscripts under contract or client material under NDA.
• Missing the rules. Publishers, contests and clients increasingly have policies on AI use. Read them and disclose when required.

Related tools, guides and prompts

• Tools: AI Writer, Paraphraser, Grammar Checker and Summarizer.
• Guides: AI writing tips and how to write better prompts.
• Prompt collections: writing prompts and creative prompts. For a dedicated editing session, choose the Editor assistant.