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Inject a style guide instead of describing your voice

Ten example sentences you actually wrote beat a paragraph of adjectives.

"Write in a warm, concise, slightly ironic voice" does nothing. The model has no idea what your irony looks like.

What works: a note with ten sentences you wrote and are proud of, five sentences you would never write, and three rules that explain the difference. Paste that before every drafting task.

  • Real sentences, not descriptions of sentences.
  • Include the negatives. The model learns as much from "never" as from "always".
  • Refresh the examples every couple of months so the voice stays current.
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