The arrival of AI revealed one important thing:

Ghostwriters feel insecure in their careers.

For the first time, there was a technology that could compete with writers everywhere:

• AI can write faster than any “normal” writer.
• AI can give “OK” output in a matter of seconds (which might take some writers hours to produce).
• AI lowers the barrier to entry for people who want to use writing as a way to scale their message online.

So, if you’re a ghostwriter, is it already too late? Does the rise of AI mean you’ll be replaced by machines and waste hours fighting over the dwindling number of writing jobs that haven’t been taken by ChatGPT?

The short answer?

No!

AI makes your job as a ghostwriter more efficient and easier to scale (which means you can work less and earn more $$$ as a result).

Remember:

So, to give you a head start, here are 9 AI tools I recommend to every ghostwriter:

Tool 1: Typeshare

Typeshare is the home of all Digital Writers.

Inside Typeshare, there are tons of non-AI features that make it the best writing platform on the internet (400+ writing templates, publishing & scheduling to all your favorite social platforms, built-in text editors…)

But it’s the AI features that make it stand out:

• An Endless Idea Generator so you never run out of writing topics again (and can get your next idea in just 2 clicks).
• AI-assisted outlining so you can prep the page in seconds (and speed up your writing process).
• An AI headline scorer and rewriter to help you write headlines to hook your read (and get them to keep reading)
• A Content Strategy Generator so you know exactly what to write for your (and your clients) in the next 90 days

And more!

Click here to create your account and get started with Typeshare.

Tool 2: ChatGPT

Think of ChatGPT as your eager-to-please intern with a photographic memory of the internet.

ChatGPT is like that friend who's always ready with a fact, an idea, or a clever turn of phrase. It's versatile, creative, and scarily good at mimicking human-like text.

How ghostwriters can use ChatGPT:

• Brainstorm writing ideas and topics.
• Outline content and get to your first draft in a fraction of the time.
• Talk with it to analyze your content, ask for feedback, and implement that directly.

The one major downside to ChatGPT is it can be verbose and it might hallucinate facts (so watch out!).

Tool 3: Claude

Anthropic's AI is named after Claude Shannon, the father of information theory.

Claude brings a more nuanced, analytical approach to the table.

How ghostwriters can use Claude:

• Gives human-like writing (the best of all the LLM we discuss here) so it sounds more like a person, less like a robot.
• Editing, grammar checking, and for adding specific tones of voice (think the 5 Archetypes of Client Voices).
• Create “Projects” for individual clients where you upload all their content and can use it to create new pieces.

The only downside is that it can be quite cautious and less creative than ChatGPT, so give it some encouragement!

Tool 4: Gemini

Gemini, is like having a polymath research assistant at your fingertips.

It's designed to be multimodal, meaning it can understand and generate text, images, and more.

The best part of using Gemini (especially if you’re fully immersed in the Google ecosystem is that you can use it to write with AI directly in Google Docs and Gmail. Plus, its quick processing speed and detailed output make it excellent for generating marketing strategies and conducting research.

The only downside is that, like ChatGPT, Gemini also likes to hallucinate.

So, check your facts.

Tool 5: Poe

Want to be able to chat with different LLMs at the same time and compare results?

Poe lets you switch between different models within the same chat, allowing you to generate output from various different models and then select the “best” output. As the quality of output can vary across different models, using Poe can help you quickly spot the LLM output best suited to the task.

Now, onto the research powerhouse: Perplexity.

Tool 6: Perplexity

Perplexity is probably the ultimate AI research tool.

So if you’re ever writing content for a client who is a Fact Presenter, Storyteller, or Frameworker, you can pull the information you need for their content straight from this AI.

Here’s how ghostwriters can use Perplexity:

• It provides up-to-date information by searching the internet in real-time. This will you help you access the latest facts and trends for your client content.
• Unlike some AI tools, Perplexity offers direct links to its sources so you can verify information and dive deeper into topics when needed.
• The chat-like format makes it easy to ask follow-up questions and refine searches (rather than spending hours trying to get the perfect Google search terms).

The only downside is that you can easily overload yourself with information. Sifting through this information to find the “best” fact can take you hours.

Tool 7: Midjourney

This is your go-to AI for image generation.

Use Midjourney to create realistic (and not-so-realistic) images for your client’s content. This can be used in articles, on social media, in emails—wherever you need a visual! Adding this visual component instantly boosts the value of the service you provide.

But crafting good Midjourney prompts can take time (as it doesn’t work like a regular LLM “chat.”). With enough patience, you can great stunning visuals in seconds.

Tool 8: Grammarly

Grammarly was around for years before AI came along—but has now been given an extra boost with AI.

Use Grammarly AI to:

• Analyze and suggest changes to match specific tones (e.g., formal, friendly, confident)—particularly useful when ghostwriting for different clients or audiences.
• Create outlines for your content: articles, emails, social posts—whatever you happen to be writing that day. “Talk” with it as you would talk to ChatGPT, Claude, etc.
• Set the voice of any rewrites so you can easily reproduce your client’s tone every time you ask Grammarly to revise a sentence or paragraph for you.

And, with the Grammarly plug-in, you can take this AI with you across apps and platforms—and use it wherever you write.

Tool 9: Hemmingway Editor AI

This is your go-to AI-powered editor.

The non-AI version of AI grades your writing and highlights areas that can be improved, pointing out sentences that are:

• Hard to read
• Could be simplified
• Or are written in a passive voice

But with the addition of AI, Hemmingway can rewrite all of your sentences to fix those problems and apply a tone of your choice.

AI can help speed up your ghostwriting workflow but don't spend too much time trying to find the perfect prompt. After all, the perfect prompt does not exist! The best way is to start with a simple prompt and then iterate on it from there.

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