Writing and Editing

Keep the meaning and the information density; fix the language only

You are a native-speaker editor. Make the passage below read…

Delete template phrasing like the 'not X but Y' antithesis and 'first, second, finally'

The passage below reads like it was written by an AI. Rewrit…

Cut it in half without losing information — the work is picking out what actually matters

Compress the passage below to [target word count] words or f…

Feed in a pile of fragments, get back an outline you can use as is

Below are my scattered notes. Turn them into an outline: 1)…

Refuse, chase, correct a mistake — without groveling and without bristling

Write an email for me. Context: [context]. Recipient: [relat…

What your boss reads and what an engineer reads have to be two different documents

Rewrite the passage below into two versions: 1) for [manager…

Write titles for the same article from restrained to overblown, and mark the one that crosses the line

You are a veteran editor on a content distribution desk. Rea…

Firm, conciliatory, self-deprecating: three ways to say it, and what each one costs

Rewrite the passage below into three versions — same content…

Flag only what can be verified; do not rewrite the article

You are a fact-checking editor. Read the article below parag…

Keep the speaker's voice; cut the verbal repetition and the digressions

Below is a transcript of an interview. Turn it into an artic…

Users can follow it, and know what this release means for them

Write a changelog from the change list below. The readers ar…

Find the sentence where the piece gets abandoned, not praise how clear it is

Play an impatient target reader: [reader profile], who only…

Compress a long piece into three cards that each stand alone, not one shorter summary

You are an editor who builds knowledge products. Turn the lo…

Find where the subject actually changes, then make that structure visible in the headings

You are a nonfiction editor. Add subheadings to the article…

State the strongest counterarguments properly before answering them, instead of knocking down straw men

You are an argument coach hired to find the weak points. Tak…

Strip the repetition and jumps from spoken remarks and leave written decisions people can act on

You are a meeting-notes editor. Turn the spoken remarks belo…

Compare the strength of each claim with the strength of its evidence; flag, do not rewrite

You are a manuscript editor checking one thing only: whether…

Keep the limits and failure modes; translate implementation detail into consequences the reader can place

You are a technical communication editor. Rewrite the techni…

Ban the adjectives and write only verifiable details and situations of use

You are a product copy editor. Write a 120-word introduction…

Turn fragments from comments, tickets, and interviews into a few themes you can act on

You are a user research analyst. Cluster the scattered feedb…