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Writing with AI, publishing without the tells

Practical guides for self-published non-fiction authors: what makes a book sound like AI, how to fix it by hand, what Amazon requires you to declare, and what an editorial audit actually measures.

Self-diagnosis9 min readJuly 12, 2026

Does your book sound like AI? 15 signs to check before you publish

Stock vocabulary, uniform rhythm, templated chapters, a voice with no fingerprints. The full pattern list readers react to, with examples and the thresholds our rubric applies.

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Method7 min readJuly 12, 2026

How to humanize AI-written text: a 6-step editing pass that works

Rewriting 30 to 50 percent by hand, in the order that works: personal material, rhythm, vocabulary, friction, facts. And why one-click humanizer tools make it worse.

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