You’re still paying a human editor $1,500 to bloat your draft with passive voice and “tighten prose”? Cute. Meanwhile, I’ve got Claude working like an overcaffeinated intern—pumping out chapter rewrites, scene improvements, and juicy prose on command. FOR FREE.
Is it perfect? Hell no. But if you’re still “struggling with AI” it’s probably because you’re doing it wrong. Here’s how to make Claude your obedient little book slave:
STEP 1: FEED THE BEAST
Upload your entire manuscript. Then make Claude give you:
A story bible
Character breakdowns
Setting summaries
Double-check his work (because Claude is smart, not wise). Fix any dumb errors. Upload this to the knowledge base. Lock it in.
♂️ STEP 2: MAKE HIM ROLEPLAY
Tell Claude what role to play (editor, co-writer, whatever). Better yet, make him write his own damn job description—and upload THAT too.
✍️ STEP 3: BREAK IT DOWN
Feed him one chapter at a time.
Tell him: “Summarize this.”
Check the summary. If it’s garbage, make him fix it. Don’t be polite—Claude works better when bullied. Once it’s accurate, store it in the KB. Repeat. No skipping.
STEP 4: GET HIM TO FIX YOUR STUFF
Take the clean chapter summary + original chapter. Ask Claude: “How would you improve this?”
Watch him throw shade at your prose like an overzealous MFA grad. Delete any foreshadowing—Claude telegraphs plot twists like a toddler playing poker.
STEP 5: BUILD A CHAPTER KIT
For each chapter, make a doc with:
Chapter summary
Original content
Claude’s suggestions
Feed this Frankenstein prompt into the chat and say: “Now rewrite it, champ.”
STEP 6: RIP IT APART
Did he nail it? Great. Did he write a soulless mess? Try again. You’re not here to babysit—you’re here to publish. When it’s good, KB that baby.
STEP 7: FINAL EDIT
Yes, you’ll still have to polish it. But now you’ve got a structurally sound, enhanced, longer, better version of your book. Without paying a single human.
My results: 18/20 chapters done. One stubborn chapter Claude couldn’t crack. Guess what? That’s still less failure rate than my last three human editors combined.
Moral of the story?
Stop whining. Start prompting. The AI won’t drink your coffee, forget your deadline, or try to “fix” your voice into bland garbage.
Claude is the future of editing—if you treat him like a tool, not a genius.
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You’re welcome. Now go make something publishable. Or keep crying over your editor’s red-pen fetish. Your call.
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