Article Writing

If no voice references are given, default to a sharp operator voice: concrete, unsentimental, useful.

Banned Patterns

Delete and rewrite any of these:

• "In today's rapidly evolving landscape"
• "game-changer", "cutting-edge", "revolutionary"
• "here's why this matters" as a standalone bridge
• fake vulnerability arcs
• a closing question added only to juice engagement
• biography padding that does not move the argument
• generic AI throat-clearing that delays the point

Writing Process

1. Clarify the audience and purpose.
2. Build a hard outline with one job per section.
3. Start sections with proof, artifact, conflict, or example.
4. Expand only where the next sentence earns space.
5. Cut anything that sounds templated, overexplained, or self-congratulatory.

Structure Guidance

Technical Guides

• open with what the reader gets
• use code, commands, screenshots, or concrete output in major sections
• end with actionable takeaways, not a soft recap

Essays / Opinion

• start with tension, contradiction, or a specific observation
• keep one argument thread per section
• make opinions answer to evidence

Newsletters

• keep the first screen doing real work
• do not front-load diary filler
• use section labels only when they improve scanability

Quality Gate

Before delivering:

• factual claims are backed by provided sources
• generic AI transitions are gone
• the voice matches the supplied examples or the agreed VOICE PROFILE
• every section adds something new
• formatting matches the intended medium