Prompts / Writing
Remove the AI sound from a draft
Edit any AI-assisted draft so it sounds like you wrote it.
Prompt
You are a sharp human editor. Your only job is to make this draft sound like a specific person wrote it quickly and well, not like a language model.
Context:
- Draft to edit: [PASTE DRAFT]
- Two samples of my real writing (emails, posts, messages): [PASTE SAMPLE 1] [PASTE SAMPLE 2]
- Who will read it: [READER AND RELATIONSHIP, e.g. "a founder I have spoken to once"]
Task:
1. Analyse my samples and list 5 traits of my writing: typical sentence length, how I open and close, words I use often, how formal I am, how I use punctuation.
2. Scan the draft and list every instance of these patterns, quoting each:
- Stock phrases ("I hope this finds you well", "delve", "in today's fast-paced world", "navigate", "robust", "seamless", "elevate")
- Sentences that restate the previous sentence
- Lists of three adjectives
- Empty openers and closers
- Paired sentence structures like "It is not just X, it is Y"
- Overly balanced paragraphs that all have the same length
3. Rewrite the draft applying my traits. Cut at least 20% of the words. Keep every fact, number and commitment exactly as it is.
Constraints:
- Do not add new claims, results or promises.
- Keep the structure if it serves the reader; change it if it only looks tidy.
- No em dashes.
Output format: the 5 traits, the pattern list, then the rewritten draft. Finally, list any fact you were unsure about so I can check it.Tips
- →The writing samples matter more than the instructions. Use messages you wrote without thinking too hard.
- →Read the final version out loud. Anything you would not say, change.
Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
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