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The AI & Writing Hub

I use AI every day on real books for real clients, so I know what it does well, what it quietly breaks, and where the worried are right. No hype and no doom.

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TL;DR: I use AI every day on real books for real clients, and this hub is what I’ve learned from it, with no hype and no doom. It’s for writers and authors deciding how far to trust it. The eight chapters cover whether AI will replace writers, using it on a manuscript, keeping your own voice, where it breaks down, AI for the worried, AI in business, the enclosed web and AI search, and the human side of AI.

This hub is laid out in chapters, from whether AI will replace writers to how to use it on a manuscript, how to keep your own voice, and where it falls apart. When you’re ready to talk about your own book, see my ghostwriting services or start smaller with the Book Discovery Intensive.

The eight chapters of the AI and Writing Hub
Chapter Articles What it answers
Will AI replace writers? 12 Whether AI takes writing work, and which skills will matter
Using AI to write your book 44 How to use AI on a manuscript, from research to prompts
Keeping the book in your own voice 21 How to keep AI from flattening your voice, and what you owe readers
Where AI breaks down 47 Hallucination, drift, shallowness and the writing tells AI leaves
AI for people who are worried about it 17 Copyright, detection, training on your book and the pile-ons
AI in business and the bigger picture 47 Adopting AI at work, hype cycles and what AI means for books
The enclosed web and AI search 11 How AI search changes being found, and what AEO is
Stories, lessons and the human side of AI 14 Personal stories about working with AI and the tools changing

1. Will AI replace writers?

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2. Using AI to write your book

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3. Keeping the book in your own voice

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4. Where AI breaks down

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5. AI for people who are worried about it

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6. AI in business and the bigger picture

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7. The enclosed web and AI search

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8. Stories, lessons and the human side of AI

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Thinking about a book of your own? Start with the Ghostwriting Hub. Related: Technology of Writing Hub, Writing Hub, Cybersecurity Hub.

What AI Handles and What Stays HumanA two-column comparison drawn from the hub's FAQ. The left side lists the book work AI can take on: research, organizing material, a first pass at structure, transcripts, summaries and first-pass outlines. The right side lists what stays with a human: the sentences that carry your voice and thinking, a real person's judgment and stories, and drafting the book itself.What AI Handles and What Stays HumanHow the hub divides the work on a bookAI can handleResearchOrganizing materialA first pass at structureTranscripts and summariesFirst-pass outlinesStays humanSentences that carry your voiceYour own thinkingA real person's judgment and storiesDrafting the book itself
What AI Handles and What Stays HumanA two-column comparison drawn from the hub's FAQ. The left side lists the book work AI can take on: research, organizing material, a first pass at structure, transcripts, summaries and first-pass outlines. The right side lists what stays with a human: the sentences that carry your voice and thinking, a real person's judgment and stories, and drafting the book itself.What AI Handles and What StaysHumanHow the hub divides the work on a bookAI can handleResearchOrganizing materialA first pass at structureTranscripts and summariesFirst-pass outlinesStays humanSentences that carry your voiceYour own thinkingA real person's judgment and storiesDrafting the book itself

AI takes the grunt work on a book; the voice, judgment and drafting stay with a human.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will AI replace writers?
No. It replaces generic writing, the kind nobody would miss. Books that carry a real person’s judgment, stories and voice still need a human, and readers can tell the difference within a page.
Can I use AI to write my book?
You can use it for research, organizing material and a first pass at structure. The sentences that carry your voice and your thinking should be yours, or written by a human who has interviewed you.
Will readers know AI was involved?
If the text was generated and lightly edited, usually yes. If AI handled the grunt work and a human wrote the book, no, because what readers notice is flat, generic prose.
Does Richard Lowe use AI on client books?
Yes, for transcripts, summaries and first-pass outlines. He never uses it to draft the book, and his AI policy is written into the client contract.

Want a book that uses AI well and still sounds like you?

That’s the job. I use these tools every day on real client books to work faster, never to replace the human voice that makes a book worth reading. Let’s talk about yours.

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Richard Lowe, professional ghostwriter

Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and author with 113+ books authored and 54+ ghostwritten. Before writing full time he spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe's. He writes nonfiction, fiction and memoir, and works with executives and experts on books that build authority.

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