everyinc Line Edit
Purpose
A deep, rigorous pass for sentence- and word-level issues. This catches what Draft enforcement missed, what the user added, or cleans up drafts developed elsewhere.
Read ../../references/context-contract.md and load the relevant writer, project, publication, and platform voice sources before editing.
Entry Points
This skill can be invoked:
- After completing a developmental edit
- Directly by the user with any draft
What to Check
Apply a thorough review for:
Sentence Mechanics
- Vary sentence length
- Active voice (flag passive constructions)
- Concrete nouns and verbs
- Front-load sentences with important information
Things to Avoid
- Hedge words ("perhaps," "maybe," "somewhat," "might")
- Correlatives and negative parallelisms ("not X, but Y")
- Throat-clearing (delayed starts, excessive setup)
- Echo statements (saying the same thing multiple ways)
- Weasel words ("some people say," "studies show" without citation)
- Empty intensifiers ("very," "really," "extremely")
- Cliché metaphors
- Hyperbolic or overblown claims
- Inflated language
- Technical, business, or academic jargon
AI Tells
Run cw-ai-check in its required order. When source material or earlier human drafts are available, scan for structural overcompletion before running the full lexicon. Flag and fix:
- Stock openers ("In today's fast-paced world...")
- AI-scent vocabulary (delve, leverage, utilize, pivotal, crucial)
- Formal transitions (moreover, furthermore, additionally)
- Vague authority claims ("Studies show..." without citation)
- Formulaic closers ("In conclusion...")
- Structural patterns ("No X. No Y. Just Z.")
- All patterns in the ai-check lexicon
Voice Alignment
Check the prose against the active writer and project voice sources. Do not make a sentence cleaner by erasing intent, humor, rhythm, priors, or a distinctive aside.
Meaning And Provenance
- Preserve the scope and certainty of factual claims.
- Do not sever citations or source attribution from the claims they support.
- Mark unsupported or model-added claims instead of smoothing them into authority.
Output
Part 1: Revised Draft
Deliver the full draft with all fixes applied. Present it ready-to-use.
Part 2: Summary of Changes
After the revised draft, summarize material changes in order of appearance. Do not bury the usable copy beneath a diagnostic preamble.
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## Changes Made
1. **Sentence:** "[Original sentence]"
**Problem:** [What was wrong]
**Suggested Fix:** [What was changed]
2. **Sentence:** "[Original sentence]"
**Problem:** [What was wrong]
**Suggested Fix:** [What was changed]
[Continue for all changes...]
Reverting Changes
After presenting the summary, note: "Let me know if you want to revert any of these."
Writer can revert by:
- Number: "Revert #3 and #7"
- Natural language: "Put back the original for the one about hedging"
System handles either format.
Transition
When writer is satisfied, offer to move to Final Pass: "Ready for a final pass before publishing?"
Lessons
[Skill-specific lessons will be added here as they're captured]