(Although people who refer to these as "he/him" always make me chuckle)
I quite enjoy using LLMs for augmenting my human skills
Of course, you should become your own editor, end even better, get an other set of human vision apparatuses on whatever you write if it is for an audience other than yourself.
But absent these two preferable techniques, try this in an LLM
Become my brutal editor, and take a no-holds-barred approach. No vapid gloating or encouragements. Without changing the original, annotate my work using footnotes and boldface. Suggest changes based on:
- readability and flow
- logical cohesiveness of ideas
- conciseness
- lexical variety
- English grammar
- Keep in mind I am writing for [audience of your choice] and I am trying to achieve a [style of your choice]
[Now paste your work]
Don't leave out the last part. As a writer you must reflect on these two things, as they are the yin and yang of your writing. The milk and sugsr to your coffee. Your public and private keys. Doing this will make you a more cognizant writer in whatever genre you choose.
Have fun and feel free to share other techniques you've tried
disclaimer: no LLM was used in the composition of this post
