AI Writing Detox vs Story Pitch

AI Writing Detox

By James Anditis (Journalism)

Strip AI-sounding phrases and jargon from your writing to make it sound human and trustworthy.

Story Pitch

By James Anditis (Journalism)

Write compelling story pitches for editors with hook, sources, scope, and competitive angle.

AI Writing Detox

• Flags and suggests replacements for AI signature words like 'delve', 'robust', 'leverage', and 'tapestry'
• Identifies empty phrases and throat-clearing ('It's important to note that...', 'In today's landscape...') and removes them
• Catches corporate jargon, hedges, and hyperbolic claims that make writing sound generic
• Enforces sentence case for headings and simpler sentence structures
• Runs a verbal tic test to ensure your writing sounds like something you'd actually say

Story Pitch

• Provides proven templates for daily news, features, investigations, and op-ed pitches
• Structures your pitch with hook, evidence, access, and timeline sections
• Helps you answer the critical questions editors ask: why this story, why now, why you, why this outlet
• Formats pitches for different publication types and editorial expectations
• Includes real examples showing how to present sources, visuals, and resource needs

Reach for AI Writing Detox when…

• You've drafted content with AI help and need to make it sound like a real person wrote it
• You're publishing journalism, press releases, or reports where credibility matters
• You're reviewing any text before it goes live and want to catch AI tells
• You need to strip jargon and buzzwords from corporate or marketing copy

Reach for Story Pitch when…

• You're pitching a story idea to an editor or publication
• You need to write a freelance query letter that stands out
• You're competing for an assignment in your newsroom
• You want to refine your story angle before you start reporting