How to Write With AI: Register Now

TL;DR: Our new course, How to Write With AI, is open for early bird registration for Every subscribers. It’ll show you how to use AI tools to transform intimidating blank pages into powerful content and success online. It’s a four-week course running from September 19 through October 24. The cost is normally $1,800, but you can register now for just $1,300 plus the cost of an Every subscription, for a total of $1,500. Early bird registration ends next week. 

(If you’re a current Every subscriber, reserve here.)

Four years ago, I made a harrowing choice. Despite a lifetime of creating spreadsheets, no writing experience outside of Instagram captions, and only 25 subscribers to my name (most of whom were blood relatives), I decided that I would become a writer. 

Now, I’m publishing two full essays a week to an audience of over 75,000 people. Since I started publishing online, I’ve reached number one on Hacker News multiple times, written cover articles for magazines, and been read by my heroes. Going from no experience and no skills to this outcome has only been possible with one thing: AI. 

Large language models are a gift. They are not replacements for creativity or skill as some have feared—they’re amplifiers of ambition. You can create better work, faster. 

I use AI tools to generate ideas, conduct research, revise sentences, and workshop headlines. Nothing can replace what I do as a writer, but AI empowers me to do each aspect of my work faster and better.

I’m not the only one who has benefited from using them. Every has launched multiple software products, publishes an original essay every day, and hosted several courses—all with a full-time staff of fewer than 10 people. 

Not only are we doing all of this with a small staff, we’re turning what we learn into products. We’ve incubated Lex, an AI-powered word processor, and Spiral, a powerful prompt builder that can automate 80 percent of repeat writing, thinking, and creative tasks. 

Now we’re combining the best of what we know about both writing and building AI products into one class, How to Write With AI. It’ll teach you how the foundations of online writing and new AI tools go hand in hand. You’ll learn how to use ChatGPT to conduct research and explore ideas. From there you’ll learn how to write with Claude. After you have a draft, you’ll learn to edit it in Lex. Finally, you’ll learn how to distribute your ideas with Spiral. 

Get ready for the most creative month of your life. 

(If you’re a current Every subscriber, reserve here.)

Want to learn more? Check out the course website, and read on for all of the details.

Why writing is the key to success

All great progress starts with writing. 

Whether you want to build a reality-warping product, start a world-changing company, or simply find perspective, the first step is being able to write a good sentence.

Large language models are the biggest change in writing—ever—but they are not silver bullets or magic pills. Writing is still hard. Greatness will always require sacrifice. AI doesn’t just write the perfect sentence for you.

What AI does do is make it possible to focus only on the great stuff. If you know what you’re doing, you can automate the rote details and jump straight to expressing your most important thoughts. 

That’s why I’m so excited to teach this class: It’ll give you the skills necessary to make incredible writing.

Why this course will help you win

How to Write With AI consists of five elements:

1. Four (4) live lectures on writing principles, followed by a hands-on workshop of an AI tool that can help you achieve your goals faster
2. A writing group to share drafts with, all overseen by an Every-trained editor who will provide feedback on your essay
3. Live Q&As with successful internet writers
4. 30 days of quick, 10-minute writing exercises to help you improve—fast
5. A chance to share your writing with Every’s 75,000-plus readers

This course is not just for aspiring professional writers. If your job involves writing more than six sentences in a row, whether in marketing copy or internal analysis, you’ll benefit from these skills.  

You’ll emerge with a polished essay, fluency with AI tools, and the confidence to know how to write great material going forward. Spots are limited—register below to reserve your spot. 

Register for How to Write With AI

Still curious? Learn more at our course website.

The tools

We’ll do hands-on workshops with the following AI tools:

ChatGPT: While you’ve almost certainly tried this tool in the past, it has improved significantly over the last six months. There is no better software to have as a thought partner—it’ll easily hold a conversation, dive deep into a topic, and help you better understand your psyche. 

Claude: Anthropic’s models are incredible at writing. We’ll show how to take rough ideas you generated with ChatGPT and turn those into rough drafts. It can’t write an entire essay, but it’ll take you closer than you think.

Lex: Lex is a word processor with AI-powered editing tools that makes it easy to produce consistently great writing. You’ll learn how to use Lex to take those rough drafts produced in Claude and then refine those, over and over again, until every word on the page shines. 

Spiral: Spiral is a prompt builder that automates 80 percent of any repeat writing, thinking, or decision-making task. You’ll learn how to transform your essay into a tweet and LinkedIn post, and get readers interested in your writing. 

The details 

What is the curriculum?

How to Write With AI will be structured as follows:

Week 1: The power of taste

We’ll discuss what taste means in writing and how to discover your own taste. You’ll hear directly from Every cofounder and CEO Dan Shipper about how he uses ChatGPT to cultivate his taste, and learn how to use ChatGPT to examine and improve your own.

Week 2: The importance of topic selection

We’ll examine how to conduct research that fosters original thought and how to utilize a note-taking system that works for you. You’ll learn how to use Claude to translate rough notes into a picture-perfect outline.

Week 3: The hard work of craft

We’ll discuss the importance of editing, what makes an essay go viral, and how to write with your own voice. You’ll hear directly from Every cofounder and Lex CEO Nathan Baschez and learn how to use document editors like Lex to edit faster.

Week 4: Finding an audience

We’ll explore how to expand a tweet into an essay, and provide an overview of distribution options (and how to get started). You’ll share your essay to Every’s 75,000-plus readers (if you so choose), and learn how to use Spiral to transform your essays into hooks too tempting for readers to resist.

Who will we learn from?

I’ll be your weekly lecturer and will be doing the daily exercises right alongside you. Your editors will all be trained in our methods and style. I’ll also bring in guest lecturers from the extended Every universe, like CEO and cofounder Dan Shipper and cofounder and Lex CEO Nathan Baschez. 

When does it take place?

Four weeks starting on September 19 at 12 p.m. EDT and ending on October 24. Each weekly lecture will take 1.5 hours. Between these lectures, there will be daily writing exercises delivered via our Discord server, where you can chat with your writing group and your editor.

Who is this for? 

1. Executives who want to master the art of persuasion 
2. Technical operators and practitioners who want to get their voices heard 
3. Bloggers who want to be the next big thing in online publishing 
4. Someone with something to say who needs help finding the words to say it 

What is included?

• 4 comprehensive lectures and corresponding homework assignments
• 8 peers to edit your work, give you feedback, and help you write your best work
• 30 days of expert guidance, support, and mentorship from your instructor and other members of the Every team
• Exclusive access to Every’s community of readers, AI enthusiasts, creators, and founders
• In-depth lessons and hands-on projects to help you write the essay you’ve always wanted
• 75,000-plus potential readers to help you get started

What does it cost?

$1,800 for non-Every subscribers and $1,600 for Every subscribers. For the next week, we’re offering a $300 discount for Every subscribers with an annual subscription, for a total of $1,500 for non-subscribers and $1,300 for paid subscribers. 

Do you offer refunds or scholarships?

We care a lot about your experience with this course. If for any reason at the end you’re not satisfied with your experience, we’ll give your money back—no questions asked. 

We also have scholarships available. If you want to take this course but can’t afford it, please send an email to [email protected] with a little bit about your background and why you want to take the class. We’ll follow up from there. 

We also offer pricing parity discounts for students outside of the United States. If you’re interested, please email us with your country and the price you think is fair for your currency.

Have more questions?

We have answers. We have answers. Check out our course website, or reach out to course TA Jena DiMaggio at [email protected], and they’ll put your mind at ease.

Evan Armstrong is the lead writer for Every, where he writes the Napkin Math column. You can follow him on X at @itsurboyevan and on LinkedIn, and Every on X at @every and on LinkedIn.

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