Using AI in Your Writing? Read This First

By Kayla · KG Editing

AI writing tools are everywhere now, and I'm often asked how I feel about them. Here's my honest, practical take, both as an editor and as someone who believes deeply in the human voice.

My own promise first

I never use AI in my editing. When you work with me, every suggestion, every comment, and every judgment call comes from a real person with a doctorate and more than a decade of experience. That's a promise, and it's central to what I offer.

If you've used AI, just tell me

Plenty of writers use AI somewhere in their process, and I'm not here to judge that. But if you have, I ask that you tell me and share the prompts you used. Here's why it matters: AI-generated text has predictable patterns, and knowing where it came from helps me edit more accurately and flag anything that might raise concerns with a committee, publisher, or instructor.

Where AI genuinely helps

AI can be useful for brainstorming, breaking through a blank page, or reorganizing your own rough notes. Used as a thinking partner rather than a ghostwriter, it can support your process without replacing your voice.

Where it falls short

AI doesn't understand your argument the way a human reader does. It can't tell whether your dissertation's contribution is genuinely original, whether your protagonist's arc is emotionally satisfying, or whether a joke actually lands. It smooths text toward the average, when the whole point of your writing is that it's yours. It also invents citations and facts with total confidence, which is dangerous in academic work.

The bottom line

Use AI as a tool if it helps you, disclose it when you do, and remember that no algorithm can replace a careful human reader who cares about your specific work. That's exactly what I offer, and it's why writers keep coming back.

If you want an editor who reads every word with human attention and honesty, I'd love to work with you.