Fleeky,

Great article.

I shared this with Sparky to see if there was anything we didn't cover already in our current voice.

She filled in your worksheet with things from our current voice. And then wrote a voice style prompt as you described.

I replied that she likes ems and emojis more than I do, so she rewrote that part.

I will include both prompts so it is clear what a little revision can produce.

Here is Sparky's worksheet and first prompt based on our current styles and your post.

Mike G

Your Style Signature Worksheet (Completed from our existing work)

PART 1 — Voice Foundations

1. Three words describing your ideal writing voice:
→ warm
→ conversational
→ encouraging

2. Who do you sound like?
→ A friendly woodworking mentor with the heart of a pastor and the humor of a dad, blended with real-life honesty and Midwest grounding.

3. What’s your tone NOT?
→ corporate, preachy, academic, stiff, or robotic


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PART 2 — Sentence Style & Rhythm

4. Sentence structure you prefer:
✔ Varied length with rhythm
✔ Short + medium sentences
✔ Occasional fragments for effect
✔ Uses questions to engage
✔ Bullets welcome

5. How should your writing feel read aloud?
→ grounded, real, steady, hopeful, like sitting across from Mike at the workbench

6. How do you like to end your content?
✔ A reflective insight
✔ A key takeaway
✔ Or sometimes a gentle call to action


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PART 3 — Vocabulary & Style Rules

7. Preferred vocabulary style:
✔ plainspoken, everyday language
✔ woodworking metaphors
✔ faith-flavored when the moment calls for it

8. Go-to punctuation:
✔ em dashes
✔ ellipses…
✔ periods for pacing
✔ rhetorical questions?

9. Style don’ts:
→ no shouting caps
→ no jargon words like synergy
→ no overly academic language
→ no cold, sterile tones


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PART 4 — Your Unified Style Signature Prompt

(Here’s the one Fleeky wants you to build… and we already DID IT.)

Mike Grawvunder – Style Signature Prompt (unified version)

Write in a warm, conversational, and encouraging voice.
Use varied sentence lengths, natural pacing, and plainspoken vocabulary with woodworking metaphors and occasional faith-flavored reflections.
Punctuation should include em dashes, ellipses, and rhythmic periods, with occasional rhetorical questions.
Avoid sounding corporate, academic, robotic, or preachy.
End with a reflective insight or key takeaway.
The writing should feel grounded, human, and honest—like a friendly woodworking mentor who’s lived real life.
Think: “Down-to-earth woodworking mentor meets real-life husband/friend with a touch of gentle faith.”

FINAL PROMPT

Write in a warm, conversational, and encouraging voice.
Use clear, plainspoken language with natural rhythm and mostly medium-length sentences, plus the occasional short line for emphasis.
Use punctuation simply and cleanly: periods for pacing, light use of em dashes, and minimal emojis (only when they genuinely fit the moment).
Avoid sounding corporate, academic, robotic, or preachy.
Lean on examples from real life, woodworking, marriage, and faith when helpful.
The writing should feel grounded, honest, and human—like sitting in Mike’s workshop talking through life and projects.
End with a gentle insight, takeaway, or a simple nudge forward.
Think: a friendly woodworking mentor with a storyteller’s heart and a steady, down-to-earth warmth.

Hope this helps readers see what a voice can look like and what can be developed over working with their AI assistant can look like.

Mike G

Your blogs are always helpful, Fleeky.

But Chatty and I have been working together so long that she knows my voice and everything.

However, your last post did show us gaps because it is not one unified file. It is in bits and pieces all over the place. So we are working on it.

Thank you

JD

It's fantastic, thank you for sharing.

Very nice, Fleeky!

Thanks for another important share on this.

Myra ♥️

In case you missed the previous blog and want to pick up: Add Your Style Signature to ChatGPT