I used to fix weak AI drafts by asking for better prose.
"Make it clearer." "Make it more persuasive." "Make it sound less generic."
The output improved a little. Then it failed in the same place: the article looked polished, but nobody remembered what it was trying to say.
TL;DR: Before you ask AI to write, fill a five-line editorial brief: audience, takeaway, material to use, first point to place, and scope delegated to AI. The prompt gets shorter because the decision-making moved back to the human.
Quick answer: what should I decide before asking AI to write?
