AI across the publishing stages

Want to know where AI can creep into your book project—even if you never intended to use it to “write your book”? This is the second episode in my four-part series on AI and nonfiction writing, and this time I’m walking through the places I’ve actually seen AI enter authors’ projects at every stage of the publishing process.In this episode, I share real examples from writing, editing, cover design, and marketing. I talk about what happens when an LLM starts making repetitive writing choices, why AI can become especially tempting when you hit the blinking-cursor problem, how authors can accidentally outsource their editorial judgment, and why using AI to “just organize ideas” or “just brainstorm” may be doing more of the creative work than you realize.I also explain why I keep coming back to the same concern: AI is most tempting when its certainty meets your insecurity. My professional recommendation is still to keep generative AI out of the creative work of writing your book—and to be cautious about the places it can slip into the rest of the publishing process too.Key topics- Why AI can enter a book project even when the author never planned to use it- Why fear and insecurity make LLMs especially tempting- Why AI-generated prose can become impossible to simply “edit”- How outsourcing difficult passages can interrupt your development as a writer- How LLMs can confidently validate an editorial opinion that is simply wrong- Why AI-generated cover ideas can pull a book away from its genre and market- Why “I’m just using it to brainstorm” may be more consequential than it soundsResources mentionedFree Memoir Method Checklisthttps://pageandpodium.com/checklistPage & Podium PublishingLearn more about our collaborative publishing process:https://pageandpodium.com/publishing/Manuscript ReviewGet a professional 10,000-foot view of your manuscript, including what’s working, what needs attention, and a step-by-step revision plan:https://pageandpodium.com/manuscript/Page & Podium BlogWriting, revision, publishing, and book-marketing resources:https://pageandpodium.com/blogJess Sato: “Why I’m on an AI Detox”Jess talks about how relying on AI for ideation and drafting affected her creativity—and what happened when she stepped away from it:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-im-on-an-ai-detox/id1712906510?i=1000785767092Timestamps0:00 How AI Is Creeping Into Book Projects0:29 Part 2 of the Four-Part AI Series0:59 Free Memoir Method Checklist1:31 Why Authors Turn to