Using AI to Polish Your Pitch (Without Losing Your Personality)

Let’s be honest: the writing world is always changing, but lately the change feels… sharper. More pointed. More personal. Many talented writers have already lost work—sometimes overnight—as budgets shrink and clients turn to AI or cheaper alternatives.

If that’s been part of your experience, you’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it.

This week’s theme is about navigating those shifts. Not by pretending everything’s fine, and not by fighting change blindly, but by learning how to adapt on your own terms. That includes exploring how tools like AI can support your writing, without replacing what makes it powerful in the first place ... and that's you.

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How to Use AI to Improve Your Writing (Without Selling Your Soul)

You might not be using AI to write your final (or even your first) drafts, but that doesn’t mean it can’t help you make your writing better. If you’re looking for practical, no-fluff ways to use AI to sharpen your work (while keeping it 100% you), this guide is for you.

Freelancers, it's time to Clean Those Digital Dust Bunnies

This article by Treasa Edmond hit home for me. She talks about the importance of regularly maintaining and updating our core infrastructure (like websites and other digital assets). And yes, it's boring and a pain, but we ignore it at our peril. Worth a read if you missed it.

How AI is Changing the Landscape for Content Strategists and Designers

Kirsty Boden-Stuart shared the link to this post in her latest newsletter (see more on that subject below). I read it and although I do my best to see (and use) the good things AI has to offer, I do agree with most of the points made about the negative impact AI tools are having. You might want to check it out.

Michele's "Publish like the Pros" Guide

Have you gone to all the effort and trouble of writing a book ... and then left it sitting on the (digital) shelf gathering dust because you simply didn't know how to go about getting it published?

You know that self-publishing is an option, but where do you even start?

Michele DeFilippo and her team at 1106 design know that self-publishing process like the back of their hands. They've been doing it for years.

They know where all the hidden "gotchas" are and how to avoid them.

Most importantly, they know how to turn your precious manuscript into a beautiful, professional looking book that you'll be proud to share with your audience.

And how to get it out there to the market without giving away all your profits.

Michele has put together a guide to help you navigate the world of self-publishing more easily.

Resource Roundup - Useful Newsletters from Writers Like You

Maliha's The Side Blogger Newsletter

I discovered Maliha's "The Side Blogger" newsletter through SparkLoop (affiliate link) which is a great resource for swapping newsletter recommendations. It's helped me nearly double my Online Business Liftoff email list since I signed up.

But I digress.

Maliha's newsletter is one I always make the time to read. The thoughts she shares are relevant, timely and usually thought provoking. She's been making money from her writing for awhile now and helps other writers do the same.

Kirsty's Write Like You Mean It Newsletter

If you've been with Freelance Writers Online for awhile, you'll know that Kirsty Boden-Stuart was the one who built it up from scratch before handing it over to Treasa and me over a year ago now.

She has taken the big leap, left her job as a Chief Marketing Officer and started up her own freelance marketing business. As part of that journey, she's started up another newsletter which focuses on becoming a better marketer and writing better copy.

Her newsletters are short and sweet and useful info in them. Check it out.

What We're Loving

Nature-Based Digital Art for Your Phone

It’s not always possible to go for a walk on the beach or buy something you like.

But one thing I’ve found that always works is to have nature-based images on my phone.

I’ve got a beautiful one that just makes me happy every time I look at it.

I got it from nature photographer, Kathy Hayes, who sells downloadable nature-based digital art from her "Every Garden Tells A Story" website.

And she’s just released a new series of images that are beautiful. If you’re like me and nature images calm you down, go have a look by clicking on the button below. You’ll see what I mean. And you'll want to do it soon because she changes them up every month.

Wrap Up

And that's it for this week. With so much change and uncertainty happening at the moment, we hope you find a bit of hope and inspiration in what we share.

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