line-edit

# 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. ## Entry Points This skill can be invoked: 1. After completing a developmental edit 2. 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 the full AI-check 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 that the prose matches the user's TASTE.md voice preferences. ## Output ### Part 1: Clean Draft Deliver the full draft with all fixes applied. Present it ready-to-use. ### Part 2: Summary of Changes After the clean draft, list all changes in order of appearance: ``` --- ## 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]