Fail More, Create More With AI

The Unexpected Key to AI Writing

The Gift of Failure

I’ve failed a lot in my life. That’s probably why I’ve learned so much. When I worked as a videographer for years, I made every mistake possible. Missed shots, poor lighting, bad audio—you name it, I messed it up. But here’s the thing: you usually only make the same mistake once. And once you go through enough mistakes, you get really good at what you do.

The same applies to writing. As a dyslexic person, I’ve made countless mistakes with words, struggling with spelling, grammar, and structure. But just like in videography, the more mistakes I made, the more I improved. AI has helped me tremendously with that—not by removing mistakes entirely, but by making it easier to learn from them. It never criticizes my spelling, even though I misspell things constantly. Somehow, it always understands what I mean. That has been a healing experience—because instead of focusing on errors, I get to focus on the act of creating and refining, over and over again, until the work feels right.

AI and Failure—A New Relationship with Creativity

There’s a misconception that AI makes things too easy. That using AI to write means skipping the hard work of writing. But for me, it has done the opposite. It has allowed me to experiment more, take more risks, and fail more often without fear. Since AI makes it easy to generate and refine content, removing what doesn’t work becomes a natural part of the process rather than a loss. With AI, I can spend much more time writing and rewriting sections, paragraphs, chapters, and even whole books—something most people might not do without AI. This ability to iterate freely has been a game-changer in the creative process.

Before AI, every mistake felt like proof that I wasn’t a “real writer.” Now, I see mistakes as part of the process—something I refine and reshape, coming up with better and better prompts rather than something that stops me in my tracks. AI enhances the creative process by making iteration almost effortless, allowing ideas to evolve naturally because it lets me focus on the ideas and the content.

The Failures That Shape Greatness

In my book The Value of Failing More Often, I explore why failure isn’t just inevitable—it’s essential to success. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter Four, The Failures That Shape Greatness:

The world loves to celebrate success, but it rarely tells the full story of how that success was built. Behind every breakthrough is a string of failures—some small, some catastrophic. The painter whose canvases were rejected for years. The entrepreneur who lost everything before finally creating something people needed. The writer whose first manuscript was trashed by every publisher they approached.

Failure isn’t the opposite of success; it’s the raw material from which success is built. Each time we fail, we gather information. We refine. We adapt. The best creators, thinkers, and innovators don’t succeed despite failure; they succeed because of it.

The Value of Failing More Often by Kim Aronson

I wish more people understood this. If you never fail, your knowledge stays shallow. You might gain competence but not depth. Failure is what sharpens understanding. It’s what transforms practice into mastery.

Reframing Failure in Writing (and in Life)

People often say, “I’d love to write, but I’m afraid I’ll mess it up.” Or, “I want to publish something, but what if it’s not good enough?”

To that, I say: mess it up. Write the bad draft. Publish the thing you’re unsure about. Let AI help you shape it, but don’t expect perfection. Expect to learn.

My own journey—from videography mishaps to writing 60+ books with AI—has taught me one truth:

The more you dare to fail, the more creative you become. And the more you create, the more you succeed.

So go ahead—fail more. Create more. And see where it takes you.