Private Draft Desk: On-Device Writing on Apple Silicon (Mac mini)

Want to draft with AI without sending your notes to the cloud?

Private Draft Desk is a concise beginner guide for Mac mini and MacBook owners who want on-device writing with Apple Silicon’s unified memory. Learn what local models are good for (and not), how to stay inside a realistic 16 GB memory budget, how to run a one-week writing loop, and how to ship work with a human rewrite plus a clear disclosure.

Quality digital product — short and practical — not mass KDP filler.

What you get: PDF ebook (~8 pages / ~3,600 words) covering Ollama setup, memory budget, writing loop, prompt habits, UI options, publishing checklist, hosting notes, and anti-patterns.

Not for: trading bots, mining, medical advice, or get-rich-with-AI spam.

Drafting used local AI with human edit passes.

• Private by design — on-device drafting

• Built for Apple Silicon / 16 GB Mac mini & MacBook

• Ollama-first setup

• Realistic memory budget (Q4 vs Q8)

• One-week writing loop

• Publishing checklist with human rewrite + disclosure

• Anti-patterns included