I Fed My Essays to ChatGPT Until It Learned My Voice

December 28, 2025

TL;DR

The author uses ChatGPT projects to create a personalized AI writing assistant by uploading their work and analyzing AI-identified patterns.
A custom 'style guide' document is created from these AI observations, serving as a playbook to train the AI to emulate the author's writing style and principles.
The process is recursive: new essays are added, analyzed, and contribute to refining the style guide and sharpening the AI's output.
Key components of the style guide include an overview/mission, core directives (voice, structure, promise), red flags (common mistakes), performance playbooks (successful patterns), and a pre-publication checklist.
The AI is used as a collaborative partner in brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising, helping to generate ideas, structure content, and refine prose.
Effective use of AI for writing requires patience and treating it as a partner in a loop, rather than a vending machine for instant results.
While the AI can learn a writer's voice, users must actively guide it to avoid a generic output and maintain their unique style.

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