How to make AI writing sound like you
Last updated: 4 November 2026
AI tools are good at producing a clean first draft. They are less good at sounding like one particular person. The draft is correct but flat. It has the same stock phrases, the same sentence shapes and no detail that only you would know.
This guide covers seven edits that fix that. You can make them by hand. You can also paste your text into the free Robotic Phrase Finder first, to see where to start.
Seven edits that make a draft sound like you
- Read it out loud. Wherever you stumble, or would never say it that way, rewrite it until you would. This one habit catches most stiff wording.
- Cut the stock phrases. Lines such as "in today's fast-paced world" and "it is important to note that" add words but no information. Delete them or state the point directly. The phrase finder marks more than 100 of them and suggests plainer wording.
- Add detail that only you know. A name, a number, a place, what actually happened. A draft built from general statements reads as if anyone could have written it. Add these facts yourself. A rewriting tool should not invent them for you.
- Vary sentence length. Mix short sentences with longer ones. A run of sentences with the same length and shape has a drone to it. If three sentences in a row start with the same word, change one of them.
- Choose plain words. Write "use" instead of "utilise", "help" instead of "facilitate" and "show" instead of "demonstrate". Pick the word you would use if you were talking to the reader.
- Prefer the active voice. "We reviewed the report" is shorter and clearer than "The report was reviewed by us". The passive is fine when the doer does not matter, but a text full of it feels distant.
- Take a position. Drafts often hedge with "may potentially" or "it can be argued". Say what you think and give a reason. Then check that you can back it up.
Where HalusAI fits
HalusAI rewrites a draft you already have, one sentence at a time, and shows up to four versions of each sentence. You click a sentence, pick the version that sounds like you, and read the whole text through before you use it.
It does not write new content, it does not check facts, and it works on English text only. We don't promise any AI-detector result.
What it costs
US$3.99 per 10,000 words with the 3-Day Pass. Bigger passes and plans cost less per 10,000 words, down to US$1.33 on the Pro plan (billed monthly). See pricing for every pass and plan, or open the HalusAI facts page for limits and what we keep.
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