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AI Prompt Engineering Absolute Beginners Guide
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AI Prompt Engineering Absolute Beginners Guide

by Michael Miller
December 2025
Beginner
272 pages
6h 3m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Prompting for Writing

One of the most popular uses of AI is for writing—any type of writing. You can use AI to write social media posts, text messages, and emails. You can use AI to write reports for school or work. You can use AI to write instruction manuals and product specifications. You can even use AI to write children’s stories, poetry, and novels.

When you’re using AI to help with your writing, any type of writing, the key to success is all in the prompt. The more specific the prompt you create, the more you’ll like what AI writes ...

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