Behind the Writing

How I Use AI to Cut My Revision Time in Half

I’ve been using AI as a writing assistant, springboard, and thinking partner for months now, and in that time, I’ve realized something crucial:

AI isn’t just an editing tool. It’s a way to refine thought itself.

This post isn’t about using AI to generate content. It’s about using AI as a tool to make your own writing better—without losing the messiness, discovery, and clarity that comes through the revision process.

And I want to be clear here. AI doesn’t write for me. It responsds to what I’ve already written and the specific questions I am asking about my own writing. I’ve always been a fast drafter, but a slow revisionist. But because of Ai, what used to take me days, now often takes no more than a few hours.

So if you’ve ever wondered how AI can actually help you revise—without flattening your voice or making your work feel robotic—here’s how I do it.