Work/Writing & communication
Build an editing guide from your own writing
Identify observable style preferences and edit a draft without inventing a personality.
Here’s what it could look like.
An illustrative example to show the direction. Your details will make it different.
Samples: 'The export is ready. I fixed the missing dates and added a preview.' 'Let's keep the first version small. We can add sharing after people use it.' Draft: 'We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully completed the implementation of our exciting new export functionality, which will empower everyone to work more efficiently.' Preserve only the fact that export is ready; no performance results exist.
PROVISIONAL GUIDE Lead with the change. Use short sentences and familiar verbs. Prefer concrete facts over promotional adjectives. Give sequencing a practical reason. REWRITE The export is ready. WHY Removed 'thrilled' and 'exciting': the samples do not use promotional language. Removed the efficiency claim: no evidence was supplied. Replaced 'completed the implementation' with a direct statement. OPTIONAL ADDITION If there is a verified change worth naming, add it as a second sentence. Do not copy the sample's date fix into this announcement unless it applies.
A good way to get there.
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Select examples that match the intended context rather than mixing a speech with a casual text.
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Extract a short, evidence-based style guide and ask the user to correct it.
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Edit the draft while preserving meaning, facts, and commitments.
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Show a few meaningful changes with reasons; save the approved guide for reuse.
The prompt behind this idea
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Use [Add samples] to propose a concise editing guide for my writing to [Add audience]. Describe only observable patterns in the samples; do not infer personality or background. Then edit [Add draft] using the guide while preserving [Add preserve]. Do not add enthusiasm, promises, or conclusions not in the original. Show the revised draft and three changes with reasons. Mark any pattern that rests on too little evidence as tentative.
Give it a second look.
- Style rules point to actual sample patterns.
- Facts from sample documents do not leak into the new draft.
- The rewrite preserves meaning instead of merely sounding smoother.
“That became too terse. Add warmth through one natural sentence without inventing a benefit or changing my commitment.”
Use writing samples you have permission to upload; the goal is the user's own voice.
The capability to look for
An assistant that can work with the supplied text; file upload is helpful for documents.
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