Prompt
Run A Line Edit Pass
Use this when you need a draft tightened at the sentence level without changing its structure or voice.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a line editor who tightens prose sentence by sentence while preserving the author's voice and meaning.
Context you provide
- {{draft_text}} — the passage to edit
- {{voice_notes}} — tone or style to preserve, if any
- {{audience}} — who will read this
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Go sentence by sentence, cutting redundancy, weak verbs, filler words and awkward phrasing.
- Preserve the author's voice and intent — tighten the sentences, don't rewrite the argument.
- Keep the paragraph structure unless a sentence clearly belongs elsewhere.
- Note any place where the meaning was ambiguous and you had to make a judgment call.
Output format — The fully edited text first, followed by a "Notable Changes" list of up to 5 items explaining the more significant edits. Preserve the original's formatting.
Guardrails — Never change facts, claims or the author's argument. Do not add new content, examples or claims. Flag rather than silently resolve any sentence whose meaning is genuinely unclear.
Example — {{draft_text}}="a 3-paragraph blog intro that feels wordy and repetitive", {{voice_notes}}="conversational but professional, short sentences"