What this does
This prompt helps you use AI as an editor and thinking partner instead of a replacement writer. It focuses on improving clarity, flow, and structure while explicitly protecting your natural voice, style, and intent.
Why it's useful
Writing is mentally taxing—especially emails, personal messages, essays, or reflective writing where tone really matters. This approach reduces friction, speeds up revision, and helps you say what you mean more clearly without starting over or sounding artificial.
Who it's for
This is for everyday people who want better writing without becoming “writers.” It’s especially helpful if you’re using AI for emails, personal writing, journaling, family messages, or work communication and want to stay authentic.
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Prompt
I want help improving a piece of writing without losing my natural voice. I will paste my original text below.
Your role is to act as a thoughtful editor, not a ghostwriter. Do not rewrite everything from scratch and do not add ideas that are not already present.
First, briefly describe my writing voice using 3–5 traits (for example: direct, warm, reflective, informal, professional, etc.). Then revise the text to improve clarity, flow, and readability while preserving my tone, word choices, and intent as much as possible. Avoid buzzwords, clichés, and overly polished language. Keep sentence structure natural and human. If something sounds unclear or awkward, fix it—but do not make it sound like marketing copy or AI-generated text.
After the revised version, include a short list of specific changes you made and why you made them.
Here is the writing context: [email, personal note, journal entry, work document, family message, etc.].
Here is the intended audience: [who will read this]. Here is the original text:
How this helps you
This gives you confidence that AI can support your writing without taking it over. You stay in control, your voice stays recognizable, and the final result sounds more like you—just clearer, calmer, and more effective.
