Avoid AI Writing
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing
Audit and rewrite content to remove AI writing patterns ("AI-isms").
A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8,000-word target, using SAGE Harvard…
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-style --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .claude/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .claude/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-styleType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-style --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .agents/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .agents/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-style --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .cursor/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .cursor/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-style --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .gemini/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .gemini/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-styleInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .github/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .github/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills newms-writing-style --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style .opencode/skills/newms-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "newms-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style into .opencode/skills/newms-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "newms-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
newms-writing-styleA skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8,000-word target, using SAGE Harvard…
Newms Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8,000-word target, using SAGE Harvard referencing. Shapes the writing; it does not generate findings or design the study.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Brand voice and tone. The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Newms Writing Style loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 950 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 950 words, ~2,186 tokens.
.claude/skills/newms-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).NM&S prose must reach an interdisciplinary audience — sociologists, media and communication scholars, STS researchers, political scientists, and humanists read the same issue — inside a strict ~8,000-word target (all text including notes, references, tables, and charts). Write so a reader two fields away follows the argument, glosses your jargon, and reaches the contribution early.
By the end of the introduction, a reader should have:
newms-theory-building).newms-research-design).Front-load the contribution; do not make the reader reach the discussion to learn what you claim.
| Trap | Fix |
|---|---|
| Subfield jargon undefined | name it, then gloss it in a clause |
| Technical method dump | lead with what it shows, detail the method second |
| Theory-speak with no referent | tie every abstract claim to a concrete digital-media practice |
| US-centric assumptions | gloss institutions; engage non-Anglophone work |
| Contribution buried in discussion | move it into the first page |
Every major paragraph should move from the portable idea to the platform case, not the other way around. Use this map when revising an introduction, theory section, or discussion.
| Sentence job | Strong NM&S version | Weak version |
|---|---|---|
| Opening problem | names a social/media problem a cross-field reader recognizes | starts with one platform feature |
| Concept sentence | defines the travelling concept in ordinary language | drops a keyword with no gloss |
| Site sentence | explains why this platform/community/data source reveals the concept | treats the site as self-evidently important |
| Evidence sentence | states what the method can adjudicate and what it cannot | lists data without the warrant |
| Stakes sentence | says what changes for media/social theory, policy, or practice | says the topic is "timely" |
If a paragraph begins with platform detail, ask whether the concept can come first. If the answer is no, the paragraph may be descriptive background rather than argument.
Run a "two fields away" edit before submission.
The ~8,000-word limit is firm — submissions more than a few hundred words over are not considered. Tactics: cut over-signposted roadmaps; turn scattered quotes into one quote-to-claim table; trim literature that doesn't bear on the gap; move ancillary material to (clearly limited) supplements; remember tables and references count toward the total.
When the draft is over target, cut by function rather than by sentence-level trimming.
| Section pressure | Keep | Cut or move |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction too long | question, concept, evidence, broad stakes | extended roadmap, platform history not needed for the claim |
| Literature review too long | debates that create the conceptual gap | adjacent literatures not used in the argument |
| Methods too long | sampling/data logic and validity warrant | software minutiae better suited to supplement |
| Findings too long | exhibit or quote that advances the mechanism | repeated descriptive examples |
| Discussion too long | theory implication, scope condition, limitation | generic future-research boilerplate |
| References too long | sources actually used to build the contrast | ornamental citation clusters |
After each cut, check whether the intro arc still contains question, argument, evidence, and broad stakes. A shorter paper that loses the portable concept is not a better NM&S paper.
NM&S prose should not overclaim from platform-specific evidence. Calibrate verbs to evidence strength.
| Evidence base | Safe verb | Risky verb |
|---|---|---|
| qualitative or ethnographic pattern | shows, illustrates, elaborates, reveals | proves, measures universally |
| content/discourse analysis | maps, identifies, traces | demonstrates individual behavior |
| computational trace data | detects, estimates, classifies, models | captures social reality directly |
| mixed methods | triangulates, integrates, explains | settles all mechanisms |
| single platform/country | suggests, specifies, bounds | generalizes globally |
Before (buries it): "This paper examines couriers' experiences with platform algorithms using interviews."
After (front-loads): "Why do gig couriers discipline themselves to an algorithm they cannot see? We
argue opaque ranking produces *datafied control* — anticipatory self-discipline — and show it through
digital ethnography that separates control from mere gaming of the system."【Intro arc】question / argument / evidence / broad stakes all present? [Y/N each]
【Jargon glossed】travelling concepts defined on first use? [Y/N]
【Referencing】SAGE Harvard, consistent? [Y/N]
【Length】within ~8,000 words incl. notes/refs/tables? [Y/N — current count]
【Cross-field pass】concept first / platform second / local context glossed? [Y/N]
【Cut plan】sections to cut or move before submission
【Claim calibration】verbs match evidence strength? [Y/N]
【Next】newms-transparency-and-data../../resources/worked-examples/01-introduction.md — before→after NM&S introduction../../resources/official-source-map.md — word target, abstract, referencing facts© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
Newms Writing Style next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newms Writing Style this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Avoid AI Writingconorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing | 4.9k | 3 repos | ~8.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| BrandOhh-889/skyroc | 795 | 13 repos | ~733 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Khazix WeChat Article WriterKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Guidelinesvercel-labs/agent-skills | 32k | 7 repos | ~309 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Unslop AI Writing Cleanuptheclaymethod/unslop | 518 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8,000-word target, using SAGE Harvard…. Newms Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8,000-word target, using SAGE Harvard referencing.
Newms Writing Style fits situations like: polishing the prose of a New Media & Society (NM&S) manuscript for an interdisciplinary readership within the ~8; 000-word target; using SAGE Harvard referencing.
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/newms-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (New-Media-and-Society-Skills/skills/newms-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/newms-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill newms-writing-style -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/newms-writing-style, .gemini/skills/newms-writing-style, .github/skills/newms-writing-style and .opencode/skills/newms-writing-style in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Newms Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Newms Writing Style is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Newms Writing Style: Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars), Brand (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), Khazix WeChat Article Writer (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars) and Writing Guidelines (vercel-labs/agent-skills, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.