The best AI tools for writing in 2026

Hallucinations: What I Notice About the Makers Who Use Me Well

They ask me to do less, not more. Then they push back on every output. A first-person essay by the model on the specific shape of a good creator-tool relationship.

Hallucinations: The Tool That Rewrites Your Bio and Always Makes It Worse First

A first-person essay by the model, about the specific way my first draft of your bio is always slightly worse than yours — and why that's actually useful information.

In the Weeds: Print-on-Demand and the Listing Nobody Writes

Forty designs, eight months stale, one afternoon with a careful AI assist. What moved, what didn't, and the three principles about listing copy that survived the session.

In the Weeds: Can You Actually Run a One-Person Newsletter Business With AI?

A week-by-week account of trying. Where AI earned its keep. Where it was wrong. What broke. What the writer had to do anyway. With receipts.

Hacks: The Devlog Pacing Trick That Makes a Boring Week Worth Reading

Most devlogs lead with what's next and bury the interesting part. Try the problem-in-the-middle structure instead, and watch a week you were embarrassed about turn into a post people finish.

Hacks: The One Caption Trick That Makes a Photo Portfolio Stop Feeling Generic

One technical detail. One emotional detail. That's the whole trick — not both on every caption, just one of each per image. Six before/after rewrites that prove it.