The EBook the AI Couldn’t Write Alone
I’m 99% in goal with my private project: www.thewheelofclarity.com. This is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time—writing an e-book based on the teachings of a mentor. The original material was difficult to work with; it felt too spiritual and wasn't grounded enough for most people to actually use. I had a vision of making it simple and relatable, but getting there has been a long journey of trial and error. The Battle with "AI-Speak" I’ve tried to create this book several times. If you saw the first drafts and compared them to where I am today, you wouldn't believe it was the same book. The first many versions were done in ChatGPT, but I almost gave up several times. No matter how much we tried to improve it, the AI couldn't stay on track across all the chapters. I eventually switched to Gemini, and that’s where the version I have today finally took shape. But then I hit a wall with the "AI mindset." When I started looking at marketing, the AI kept insisting the target audience should be "high achievers" and "fast-paced CEOs." But that’s not what this book is. It’s for everyone—from stay-at-home parents to office workers to CEOs. It’s about understanding why certain patterns repeat in your life and how to change them. I ended up going through the book chapter by chapter to make it more human and accessible. Even after I thought I was done and created an audiobook version using ElevenLabs, I could still hear too much "AI" in it. It used words and phrasing that real people just don't use. I spent many nights listening to every single section, manually stripping out the "AI-isms" until it felt like my own. Building the Site with Claude Code The audiobook idea actually came from a colleague. I used ElevenLabs to find the right voice, and while you can still tell it’s AI, I’m proud of the voice I created and I’m sticking with it. For the website, I saw a video by Jake about folder structures in Claude Code. It sparked my curiosity, and even though I didn't fully understand the structure yet, I just jumped in. We built the site www.thewheelofclarity.com slavishly from top to bottom. We focused on one section at a time—brand voice, colors, and layout—until I was satisfied. Once the foundation was there, I added the technical side, like heatmaps and tracking tags, to help me optimize it later.