Writing Feedback Loop
Get the kind of feedback that actually makes your writing better.
Generic writing feedback ('this is good but could be clearer') is useless. This workflow shows you how to get specific, targeted feedback on exactly the dimensions of writing you want to improve.
The Workflow
Specify exactly what kind of feedback you want
Before submitting your writing for feedback, decide: what are the two or three specific things you want critiqued? Unfocused feedback prompts produce unfocused feedback.
Run the structured feedback prompt
This prompt controls what AI focuses on and avoids generic responses.
I'm going to share a piece of writing and I want specific, honest feedback on it. Writing type: [WRITING_TYPE] (academic essay / professional email / blog post / creative piece / report / speech) Intended audience: [AUDIENCE] My goal with this piece: [WRITING_GOAL] I want feedback specifically on: 1. [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_1] (e.g., argument structure / clarity / tone / pacing / evidence use) 2. [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_2] 3. [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_3] Do not focus on grammar unless errors change meaning. Do not praise me generally — give specific, actionable notes. Here's my writing: [WRITING_SAMPLE] For each feedback dimension, give me: - What's working - What's not working (with a specific example from my text) - One concrete suggestion for improvement
Replace: [WRITING_TYPE], [AUDIENCE], [WRITING_GOAL], [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_1], [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_2], [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_3], [WRITING_SAMPLE]
Revise with AI as editor
After the feedback, ask AI to demonstrate what an improved version of a specific paragraph looks like — then revise your own based on the example.
Based on your feedback, please show me a revised version of this specific paragraph: [PARAGRAPH_TO_REVISE] I want you to fix: [SPECIFIC_ISSUES_TO_FIX] Then explain what you changed and why. I'll write my own revision using this as a guide, not as something to copy.
Replace: [PARAGRAPH_TO_REVISE], [SPECIFIC_ISSUES_TO_FIX]
All Prompts for This Workflow
Writing type: [WRITING_TYPE] Audience: [AUDIENCE] Goal: [WRITING_GOAL] Feedback dimensions I want: 1. [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_1] 2. [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_2] Here's my writing: [WRITING_SAMPLE] For each dimension: what's working, what's not (with a specific example from my text), and one concrete suggestion. Skip general praise. Don't focus on grammar unless it changes meaning.
Replace: [WRITING_TYPE], [AUDIENCE], [WRITING_GOAL], [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_1], [FEEDBACK_DIMENSION_2], [WRITING_SAMPLE]
Audit this writing for clarity. Flag every sentence where a first-time reader might need to re-read to understand it. [WRITING_SAMPLE] For each flagged sentence: 1. Quote the unclear sentence 2. Explain what makes it unclear 3. Offer a clearer rewrite Then give me the Flesch-Kincaid readability estimate and tell me if it's appropriate for my intended audience: [INTENDED_AUDIENCE]
Replace: [WRITING_SAMPLE], [INTENDED_AUDIENCE]
Evaluate the argument in this writing: [WRITING_SAMPLE] Please: 1. State the central claim in one sentence 2. List the supporting evidence provided 3. Rate the strength of each piece of evidence: strong / weak / anecdotal / unsupported assertion 4. Identify any logical fallacies or jumps in reasoning 5. Tell me what the strongest counterargument is that I haven't addressed
Replace: [WRITING_SAMPLE]
Specific, actionable feedback on the exact dimensions you specified, with examples from your text and concrete improvement suggestions — not generic praise or grammar nitpicking.
- →Tell AI your intended audience explicitly. Feedback for a technical reader is completely different from feedback for a general audience.
- →After feedback, revise one paragraph at a time and resubmit each revised paragraph. Incremental revision beats trying to fix everything at once.