Writing with AI: From the End to the Beginning
And this is how it ends Nevermind, it's pointless This Is the End. I’ll Explain the Beginning in a Minute. This is how it ends. I know this part right from the start. The powers that be will tell you a story needs a clean beginning, a clearly defined inciting incident, and a firm climax that grows logically from that first spark. That’s the diagram. That’s the advice. That’s the version that fits neatly into a textbook. But writing—any kind of writing—doesn’t always behave that politely. Sometimes the ending arrives first. Fully formed. Confident. Uninterested in justifying itself. In fiction, that means figuring out how to get there. In communication, it means showing why and how you reached the conclusion you already trust. In formal writing, it means knowing the conclusion in advance and then framing your premises so they lead there cleanly. I’ve always written that way. When the conclusion is clear, the premises reveal themselves. The thesis statement doesn’t come first—it al...
