Is the style updated for modern technology terms?

Yes, it incorporates the magazine's 2025 updates, using modern conventions like 'website,' 'internet,' and 'cellphone' while keeping traditional hyphenation for terms like 'teen-ager.'

How does it improve sentence structure?

It follows specific patterns of rhythm and variation, such as following long complex sentences with short punchy ones and using light transitional openers to improve narrative flow.

What specific punctuation rules does this skill follow?

The skill applies 'close punctuation,' featuring the mandatory serial comma, precise em dash usage for clarity, and the distinctive diaeresis (e.g., reëxamine) to indicate new syllables.

Does it use American or British spelling?

It uses The New Yorker's specific British-influenced style, which includes spellings like 'focussed,' 'travelling,' and 'theatre,' while maintaining American roots.

New Yorker Writing Style

Name: New Yorker Writing Style
Author: kjgarza

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Transforms standard prose into the sophisticated, literary voice of The New Yorker using distinctive house conventions and elegant sentence structures.

This skill equips Claude with the precise stylistic guidelines of The New Yorker magazine, allowing for the generation of urbane, witty, and highly polished prose. It automatically applies specific house rules such as the diaeresis (e.g., coöperate), British-influenced spellings (e.g., focussed), and the serial comma, while emphasizing sentence rhythm and clarity. Ideal for writers, editors, and journalists, this skill ensures your long-form essays, profiles, and articles maintain a consistent, high-end editorial standard that values 'unfailing courtesy to the reader.'

主要功能

01Application of British-influenced spellings and distinctive vocabulary

02Sophisticated tone adjustment for urbane yet accessible prose

03Automated house conventions including the diaeresis and serial comma

04Integration of the 2025 updated style guide for modern digital terms

05Advanced sentence craft focusing on rhythm and structural variation

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使用场景

01Drafting long-form magazine articles, profiles, or personal essays

02Polishing professional communications for a sophisticated audience

03Converting standard business writing into elegant, literary nonfiction

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npx skillfish add kjgarza/marketplace-claude new-yorker-style

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