How do I write a good AI prompt for a blog post when I don't know what to ask?

The best prompts don't start with the AI — they start with a messy brain dump from you, then use the AI to organize it into a coherent outline before any writing happens. Here's the exact process I use: open a blank document and type everything you know about the topic in bullet points. Don't worry about order or grammar. Just dump. Then give the AI this prompt: 'Here are my rough notes on [topic]. Please organize these into a logical blog post outline with 5-7 sections. Keep my original ideas but suggest a better flow.' Once you have the outline, you can ask the AI to draft one section at a time. This two-step approach solves the blank-page problem without handing over all creative control. A concrete example: say you want to write about meal prepping but don't know where to start. Your brain dump might be 'containers, Sunday cooking, chicken gets dry, saves money, takes too long, Instant Pot helps.' That's not a blog post. But it's enough for the AI to build a structure. The mistake most beginners make is asking the AI to write the whole post from a one-line topic. That produces generic, surface-level content every time. If you're tired of prompt engineering altogether, tools like AI-Mind are built as zero-prompt AI content generators — you describe what you need in plain language and it handles the rest. For a deeper dive, see our guide on how to write AI prompts. **Related**: What should I include in a blog post brief for AI? | How do I stop AI from making up facts in blog posts?