Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship

Findable or Forgotten: Why Your Author Website Is the Most Important Marketing Tool You Own

If AI can't find you, new readers can't either.

Jun 2 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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May 2026

Just Ask Chat: How to Use AI in Every Part of Your Author Life

Your AI is a thinking partner for almost anything you can describe to it — including the parts of your author life that have nothing to do with writing.

May 19 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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Out of the Box Is Where I Live: How to Push Your AI Past Average

AI was designed to give you the average. Your job is to push it past it.

May 5 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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April 2026

The Perfect Prompt Doesn't Exist: Why Your Judgment Matters More Than Your Words

There's no magic formula. There's just you — your taste, your decisions, and your willingness to stay in the loop.

Apr 21 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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Your AI Is Only as Good as Your Taste: Why 'Slop' Is a Process Problem, Not a Tool Problem

The word has lost all meaning — so let's give it some back.

Apr 7 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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March 2026

The Interview Is the Secret: How I Use AI to Write Articles That Actually Sound Like Me

The process behind these posts — and why my mom still can't tell.

Mar 24 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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Your Workflow Is Yours: Why Personalizing Your AI Process Matters More Than Following Someone Else's

There's no one right way to write with AI — and the sooner you stop looking for it, the sooner you'll find what actually works for you.

Mar 10 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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February 2026

More Human, Not Less: How AI Helps Authors Actually Show Up

When life tried to pull me away from my readers, AI brought me back

Feb 24 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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The Conversation Loop: Why Your Best AI Writing Comes from Iteration

A practical tip for steering AI output until it sounds like you

Feb 10 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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January 2026

The Tsunami of Excellence: Why AI Isn't Creating More Bad Books

Countering the "flood of crap" narrative with what's actually happening

Jan 27 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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The Ego Problem: Why AI Resistance Is Really About You, Not the Technology

What’s really behind the “what’s the point?” spiral — and how to get past it

Jan 20 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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The 80/20 of AI for Authors: The Few Tools That Actually Move the Needle

Stop chasing every shiny new release and focus on what actually matters

Jan 13 • Steph (S. J.) Pajonas

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