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Cut a 1500-word draft to 800 without losing the argument

I have a 1500-word essay draft. The editor wants it at 800 words. I've already d...

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Give feedback on a student paper that improves their next draft instead of just grading this one

You're a writing teacher who has graded thousands of papers and seen what kinds ...

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Find the One Sentence Doing All the Work in Your Draft

Here's a draft I'm editing: [paste draft, 500-1500 words]. Help me find the sent...

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Cut a Draft in Half Without Losing the Argument

I have a 1,200-word draft that needs to be 600 words. I've already tried trimmin...

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Cut a draft in half without losing the argument

I have a draft that's [N] words and needs to be roughly half that length. The pi...

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Find the paragraph where the argument actually starts and cut everything before it

I'm going to paste a draft of an essay or article below. It's likely too long an...

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Give written feedback on an essay that helps the student revise, not feel judged

I'm grading a student essay. I want my written feedback to actually drive a revi...

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writing Advanced

Find the single sentence in your draft that your whole argument actually rests on

I've written [type of piece] and it's about [X words]. The intended argument is ...

#editing #tightening #word-count

Tighten a Draft by Cutting 30 Percent Without Losing the Argument

Take this draft and cut roughly 30% of the word count without losing the core ar...

#editing #diagnosis #prose

Writing: Diagnose Why a Paragraph Feels Flat

Read this paragraph and tell me why it feels flat — but don't rewrite it. I want...

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writing Beginner

Writing: Rewrite a Wall of Text Into Something a Skimmer Will Actually Read

I wrote a thing and it's a wall of text. Don't summarize it — rewrite it for som...

Writing: Cut My Draft by 40% Without Losing What Made It Mine

Here's my draft: [PASTE]. It needs to lose ~40% to fit a publication or attentio...

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writing Advanced

Cut a 2,000-word draft to 600 without losing the argument

I will paste a 2,000-word essay. Help me cut it to 600 words while preserving th...

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writing intermediate

Cut a draft by 40 percent without losing the argument or the voice

Act as a developmental editor who has cut a lot of long, well-meaning drafts. I ...

#openings #structure #essay

Writing: Open an Essay Without the Throat-Clearing Paragraph

I have a draft essay where the first paragraph is throat-clearing — setting up t...

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education Beginner

Give written feedback on a student essay without rewriting it for them

Give feedback on the student essay below. Use the 'one thing working, one thing ...

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Writing: Cut a Paragraph in Half Without Losing Anything That Matters

I have a paragraph that's too long. Cut it down by about 50% while keeping every...

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writing Advanced

Writing: Find the Real Argument Buried in My Draft

Read this draft: [PASTE]. Don't edit it yet. First, tell me what argument it's a...

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Education: Give Feedback on a Student's Work That Actually Changes Their Next Draft

I have a student's [ESSAY/PROJECT]: [SUMMARIZE OR PASTE]. The default feedback (...

Find and fix the three sentence patterns I overuse without realizing it

I'll paste 1,000-2,000 words of my recent writing. Analyze it for sentence-level...

#writing #style #voice

#education #rubric #writing

Create a feedback rubric that helps students self-revise essays

My students get my feedback and don't revise — they just submit. Help me design ...

design Intermediate

Write a design brief that prevents three rounds of revisions

Help me write a creative brief for a design project so the designer gets it righ...

#design #brief #creative