The ‘no prompt’ rule makes ChatGPT give expert-level writing advice — here’s how it works

As a journalist, a former scriptwriter and someone who loves to self-publish sci-fi books, I often use AI for writing — but not in the way you'd expect. In fact, many times, I don't prompt it at all. Instead, I get everything I need to know with what I call my "zero prompt" prompt. If you’ve ever stared at a messy draft wondering what’s wrong with it, you’re not alone — but I use a trick that makes that moment a lot less painful. And it’s almost laughably simple.

I stopped prompting.

Instead of telling ChatGPT what I wanted with a prompt like, "give me feedback,” “analyze this,” “fix this paragraph,” “help me rewrite this scene” or really any other ask — I started uploading my draft without asking anything at all.

And what happens next unlocks a secret editing mode nobody talks about. C