I've written a number of books, 3 of them bestsellers, and I've always looked for outside input to help with the outline. When you're close to a deadline, or t

I've written a number of books, 3 of them bestsellers, and I've always looked for outside input to help with the outline. When you're close to a deadline, or too close to the subject, you need some outside guidance to make sure you're not missing some obvious step in getting your point across. It's not always easy to find someone that knows how to be a great sounding board. They need to be very smart system thinkers, naive about the topic, engaged and interested. I have such friends, but I try to use their time sparingly. So now I do use AI to either provide a first-draft of an outline for new content, or (my preferred MO) to review my own first draft suggest missing items I should cover.