How My Articles Are Born
A transparent human-AI collaboration process
The Step-by-Step Process
Ideation
MeIt all starts with curiosity. I read editorials, academic papers, and books. Ideas that strike me end up in a backlog of potential articles.
Reading diverse sources: papers, books, editorials
Annotating interesting insights
Maintaining an idea backlog
Research
Me + AIWhen an idea leaves the backlog, I dive into the sources. I re-read carefully, search for additional material, and analyze everything in depth.
Deep re-reading of original sources
Searching for additional sources (AI helps here)
Critical reading of every source (always me)
Planning
MeI define what's worth writing. Sometimes one source yields multiple articles. I identify the audience and create a precise outline.
Identifying key themes
Defining target audience
Outline: interests, technical level, tone to use
First Draft
MeI write. Starting with brainstorming on paper, structuring ideas, then putting down the text. This phase is entirely manual.
Free brainstorming on paper
Structuring ideas
Writing the complete first draft
Simulated Feedback
AIAI role-plays as my target audience and gives feedback. It helps me understand what's unclear or overly detailed.
Target reader simulation
Identifying unclear points
Flagging excessive detail
Content Revision
MeI rewrite based on feedback. I balance depth and accessibility, making sure every point is clear.
Rewriting critical points
Balancing details/accessibility
Checking argumentative coherence
Editorial Review
AIA series of automated checks to polish the text and make it more readable.
Syntactic-grammatical review
Style consistency check
Readability optimization
Fact-Checking
AISystematic verification of everything: sources, arguments, individual factual claims.
Verification of cited sources
Checking theses and arguments
Check of every factual claim
Finalization
AIFinal editorial touches: internal links, formatting, and metadata for publication.
Setting up internal links
Formatting titles and sources
Generating SEO metadata
Full View: Who Does What
Ideation, reading, backlog
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Source analysis, critical reading
Additional source search
Complete planning
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Writing first draft
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Evaluating feedback
Target audience simulation
Content revision
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Final oversight
Grammar and style review
Final oversight
Systematic fact-checking
Final oversight
Metadata and internal links
My Philosophy
AI is a tool, not an author. Ideas, argumentative structure, and voice are always mine. AI helps me be more efficient in the mechanical parts of the process, freeing up time for what matters: thinking, analyzing, writing.