AI Writing: Can 1 Book Inspire 100 Killer Prompts?

Learn how to craft effective AI prompts by translating writing techniques into actionable instructions. Tips, examples, and methods to boost AI productivity!

Last time, I shared prompts and tips for crafting them.

This time, I’ll dive deeper: into how I personally write prompts.

Writing prompts often remind me of teaching others how to write.

AI is easier to teach because if you write the prompt correctly, it will usually deliver the expected results. However, its ceiling is lower than that of humans. While humans, once trained, can produce exceptional content, AI has a clear capability boundary.

When teaching writing, you share techniques and methodologies. Writing prompts follow a similar principle.

The goal is to craft precise descriptions that help the AI understand what you want and how to complete the task effectively.

How do I do it?

The answer is simple: I read books on writing and collect methodologies, then translate those methodologies into prompts.

Here’s an example. Recently, I read a writing book titled Writing That Hits the Heart. It introduces a method for refining articles.

The author suggests:
“To make your writing concise, trim redundant parts like a gardener pruning branches. There are four key methods: reduce repetition, shorten long sentences, organize output logically, and remove colloquial expressions.”

This methodology is very specific, making it easy to turn into a prompt: