better-writing

Rewrite prose to sound clear and human while preserving facts and voice.

18|3|Updated May 27, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/forjd/better-writing --skill better-writing-forjd
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Skill: better-writing
Source: https://github.com/forjd/better-writing/tree/main
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/forjd/better-writing --skill better-writing-forjd

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps rewrite and review prose that sounds generic, overly polished, salesy, evasive, or structurally formulaic, while preserving the writer’s meaning, facts, and voice.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Voice-preserving rewrites: Calibrate tone to the audience and keep a user’s sample voice instead of forcing a house style.
  • Anti-slop editing: Remove AI tells, filler, promotional padding, fake authority, and mechanical structure without flattening legitimate human quirks.
  • Context-aware fact safety: Improve emails, reports, docs, marketing copy, UI text, and essays while preserving required facts, exact wording, and genre-appropriate registers.
  • Use case: Turn a launch email, report paragraph, release note, or internal memo into something direct and specific without inventing details.

Quick Start

Use the better-writing skill to rewrite this draft so it sounds clear, specific, and natural while keeping the original facts and intent.

Frequently Asked Questions about better-writing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I make AI writing sound more natural and human?

To make AI writing sound natural, rewrite prose to remove generic, over-polished, and formulaic text while preserving facts and voice. This process calibrates tone to the audience and eliminates AI tells, filler, and promotional padding without flattening legitimate human quirks.

How do I rewrite marketing copy so it sounds clear and specific?

Rewriting marketing copy to sound clear and specific involves removing salesy, evasive language and generic padding. The process improves directness while preserving required facts, exact wording, and genre-appropriate registers for the target audience.

What is anti-slop editing for prose?

Anti-slop editing for prose is the process of removing AI tells, filler, fake authority, and mechanical structure from text. It cleans up verbose, formulaic writing without flattening legitimate human quirks or altering required facts.

Can I calibrate the tone of an email while keeping my original voice?

Yes, you can calibrate the tone of an email while keeping your original voice. Voice-preserving rewrites calibrate tone to the audience and maintain a user's sample voice instead of forcing a generic house style.

How do I edit verbose reports without changing the required facts?

To edit verbose reports without changing required facts, apply context-aware fact safety. This improves text clarity and directness while preserving exact wording, required facts, and genre-appropriate registers for documentation.

What are the limitations of automated prose rewriting?

Limitations of automated prose rewriting include the need for pre-flight checks and fact-safe audits to avoid inventing details. It should not be used to alter required factual data or force a generic house style that loses the writer's voice.