AI Writing Tells
10 guides
The Words That Instantly Signal AI-Generated Text
A practical guide to the words and phrases that give away AI writing, with before/after examples and a checklist to fix your copy fast.
July 4, 2026
Why AI Writing Feels Soulless Even When It's Clean
Clean grammar doesn't make good writing. Here's why AI copy often feels hollow, what's actually missing, and how to add voice back to a lifeless draft.
July 4, 2026
Why AI Paragraphs Are All the Same Length, and How to Fix It
AI text has a metronomic rhythm: every paragraph runs roughly the same word count. Here is why that happens and three editing moves to break it.
July 2, 2026
Moreover, Furthermore, Additionally: The Transition-Word Tells AI Can't Shake
AI models lean on moreover, furthermore, and additionally far more than any human editor would. Here's why they do it and how to cut them.
June 30, 2026
The It's-Not-Just-X-It's-Y Tell: AI Negative Parallelism
The 'it's not just X, it's Y' pattern is one of the clearest AI writing tells. Learn to spot AI negative parallelism and rewrite it in plain English.
June 28, 2026
How AI Inflates Importance With Stands as a Testament
Learn why AI writing reaches for puffery phrases like 'stands as a testament' and 'pivotal moment', and how to cut them from any draft.
June 27, 2026
Delve, Tapestry, and Other AI Vocabulary to Avoid
A practical guide to the words that give away AI authorship, with plain-English replacements and before/after examples.
June 25, 2026
The Rule of Three: AI's Favorite Sentence Pattern
AI models constantly default to lists of three. Learn to spot the pattern, understand why it happens, and fix it with concrete before/after examples.
June 23, 2026
18 Signs a Piece of Text Was Written by AI
Learn the 18 most reliable signs of AI writing, from em-dash overuse to suspicious sentence rhythm, so you can spot and fix it fast.
June 22, 2026
Why AI Loves the Em Dash, and How to Spot It
AI models overuse the em dash in predictable ways. Learn to spot the pattern and fix it so your writing reads like a person wrote it.
June 21, 2026