Use an AI reviewer to check a draft against your written voice rules instead of having AI write it
An author with forty years in influence and sales training writes each section himself, locks it, and then runs the draft past an AI reviewer whose only job is to flag where it drifts from his voice.
Evidence: The author reports this. We have not checked it beyond reading the source.
The business problem
Writers who use AI for drafting often lose their own voice, but still want help catching lapses and seeing patterns across years of notes.
What was tried
Keep a written set of rules defining what sounds like you. Write or shape one section at a time and lock it before moving on. Run the finished draft through an AI reviewer instructed only to flag drift from those rules, such as a 'teacher voice' creeping in or rhythm that performs rather than notices. Feed batches of old notes to AI to surface recurring patterns in your thinking. Keep the reading of live reactions and conversations for yourself.
What was reported (not reported)
He reports time savings and says he now catches drift on the first pass, sometimes before typing, and that the process gave him language for a skill he could not teach before. No metrics, conversions or client outcomes are given.
Limitations
An interview in a curated series with no prompts shown and no measurement. He notes AI cannot read a live person's shifting reactions, that heavy polishing can strip out the roughness that makes writing human, and that he keeps the reading step for himself. The piece promotes his newsletter and the interview series.
What you need
A written description of your own voice, an AI assistant (he consolidated on Claude), and a body of your own writing.
Sources
- AI Workflow Stories on Substack (interview with Joe Mills) ↗ Firsthand write-up, published July 13, 2026
Source published: July 13, 2026. Last reviewed here: October 14, 2026. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Tools in this workflow
- Claude: Acts as the reviewer that flags drift from his voice rulesTry Claude
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