Straight Talk · NPCLocal
Our stories sound like real folks.
They used to sound odd. They read like a neighbor talking.
New here? NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.
By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice · 1 min read
This site started with stories written by a tool that watched what we built and released. It worked, but the voice was off. Stories would say stuff like 'you tap the button, you scroll down, you are done.' It sounded robotic.
We built a second tool that reads every story after the first one writes it. It cuts the weird parts, rewrites the voice to sound like me talking to a neighbor, and makes sure each story leads with what actually matters. It's the difference between a technical manual and a real conversation.
You probably won't notice the difference. That's the point. The stories should feel like someone explaining something over tea, not a machine explaining how the machine works. We're not there yet, but we're close.
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