First drafts are rough. Mine always are. These three prompts help you cut the clutter without sanding off your voice. Use them as a starting point though. AI editing has a habit of flattening the quirks that make your writing sound like you. Today’s pack: AI for writers.
[Claude]
For line edits that don’t sand off your fingerprints:
You are a ruthless line editor. Given the draft below, produce a revised version that: (1) cuts every word that doesn’t earn its place, (2) keeps my original voice and sentence rhythm intact, (3) flags any sentence over 25 words. Output as a table with three columns: Original, Revised, Why. Then give the final clean draft. Draft: [PASTE DRAFT]
[ChatGPT]
When the structure is the problem, not the sentences:
Act as a structural editor. Given my article draft, map its current argument flow, then rebuild it using the inverted pyramid: strongest point first, supporting detail after. Output two things: (1) a one-line thesis I can test, (2) a reordered outline with a one-sentence summary per section. Do not rewrite the prose. Draft: [PASTE DRAFT]
[Cursor]
Got a folder of drafts? Audit them all at once:
In this repo, find all markdown files under /blog. For each, run a passive-voice and adverb audit using a script you write in Python. Output a single markdown report listing: file, count of passive constructions, count of -ly adverbs, and the top 3 offenders per file with suggested active rewrites. Save the report to /blog/audit.md.
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