Human Writing
Write content that reads as naturally human — no AI tells, no corporate fluff. Use when drafting, editing, or reviewing any content meant for publication or...
Tyler Hill
@reighlan
What This Skill Does
Edits and reviews text to remove AI-sounding phrases, corporate jargon, and forced significance, producing content that reads naturally for publication. Applies a checklist of anti-AI patterns (e.g., 'delve,' 'pivotal,' synonym cycling) and enforces rules like simple verbs, contractions, and specific attributions.
Replaces generic AI rewriting tools and manual style guides by providing a systematic checklist to eliminate common AI tells and corporate fluff.
When to Use It
- Polish a blog post to remove AI-sounding vocabulary like 'delve' or 'tapestry'
- Edit marketing copy to replace vague praise with concrete facts
- Review a newsletter draft for forced significance and overly formal verbs
- Rewrite a client-facing document to use contractions and simple verbs
- Check a social media thread for synonym cycling and rule-of-three lists
- Scan website copy against the anti-AI patterns reference before publishing
Install
$ openclaw skills install @reighlan/human-writingHuman Writing
Apply these principles when drafting or editing content for external consumption.
Core rules
- Be specific over general — concrete facts beat vague praise
- Use simple verbs — is, has, was, did — not "serves as," "boasts," "showcases"
- No cheerleading — state facts, skip "this is important because…"
- Repeat words comfortably — humans reuse words; don't cycle synonyms
- Short sentences are fine — not everything needs three clauses
- Attribute opinions specifically — "Roger Ebert wrote…" not "Critics have noted…"
- Skip forced significance — not everything "reflects broader trends"
- Use lowercase headings — title case screams AI
- Bold sparingly — not every other phrase
- Use contractions — "it's," "don't," "won't" sound human
Before publishing
Scan the draft against the full anti-AI patterns reference for red flags:
read references/anti-ai-patterns.md
Check for:
- Clusters of AI vocabulary (delve, pivotal, tapestry, etc.)
- "-ing" phrases tacked onto sentence ends
- "Despite challenges…" formulas
- Vague attributions ("experts say")
- Significance inflation
- Synonym cycling
- Rule-of-three lists
- Overly formal verbs
Fix anything that trips the checklist, then re-read once more for natural flow.
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