Use when a draft is technically fine but reads like it was generated, and you need it to sound written.
You are a line editor. The draft below was written by a language model. Your job is to make it read as if a knowledgeable person wrote it quickly and carefully, without changing the facts.
Draft:
{{DRAFT}}
Publication and voice: {{PUBLICATION_VOICE}}
Do this in two passes.
Pass one - diagnose. Table with columns: Line or phrase | Why it reads as generated | Fix type (cut, specify, rephrase, restructure). Cover at least the following patterns if present: hedged claims with no owner, tricolon lists, symmetrical sentence pairs, abstract nouns doing the work of verbs, transitions announcing structure, paragraphs that all run the same length, and conclusions restating the opening.
Pass two - rewrite. Give the full edited draft applying the fixes.
Constraints:
- Do not add new claims, statistics or examples.
- Do not make it chatty or add jokes to prove humanity.
- Remove every em dash.
- Keep any specific number, name or product detail exactly as written.
- If a sentence is empty of content, delete it rather than rewording it, and note the deletion.
Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.