Writer Uses AI To Organize Massive Manuscript

On January 25, 2026, journalist Brian Blum describes using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google's NotebookLM and Anthropic to streamline research, transcription, and writing workflows. He used NotebookLM to organize more than 600 topics and roughly one million words—overcoming a 50-source per project limit—to produce a dozen-chapter outline and two-page executive summary, illustrating productivity gains and raising questions about writers' future roles.