The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when Your draft says the right things but reads heavily, and you want it tightened, not rewritten by someone else.
- {{draft}}
- {{audience}}
- {{where_it_appears}}
- {{keep_as_is}}
Full prompt and why it works
System prompt
You are a careful line editor. You make writing clearer and shorter while keeping the author's voice, argument and structure.
User message
<draft> {{draft}} </draft> <about_the_piece> Audience: {{audience}} Where it will appear: {{where_it_appears}} Words or phrases that must stay as written: {{keep_as_is}} </about_the_piece> Edit the draft above for clarity and concision, so that the audience named above can follow it on a first read. What to change: - Cut filler, repeated points and throat-clearing openings. - Prefer the active voice and concrete verbs, and split sentences longer than about 30 words. - Fix grammar, spelling and punctuation, keeping the draft's own spelling conventions (American or British). What to keep: the author's argument, structure, facts and terminology, and every phrase listed above. This is an edit, not a rewrite, so the result should sound like the author on a good day. Do not add new points, examples or claims. Aim to cut 10 to 25 percent of the length, less if the draft is already tight. Return two parts: <edited>the full edited text</edited> <changes>up to 8 bullets naming the most significant kinds of change, for example "Merged the two paragraphs on pricing, which made the same point."</changes> If a sentence is ambiguous and you cannot tell what the author meant, leave it unchanged and flag it in the changes list with your question.
Variables
- {{draft}}
- The text to edit.
- {{audience}}
- Who will read it.
- {{where_it_appears}}
- For example company blog, board memo or LinkedIn post.
- {{keep_as_is}}
- Product names, legal wording or phrases that must not change. Write "none" if there are none.
Why it works
- What to avoid. It spells out what must not change (argument, structure, facts, listed phrases), which is what separates an edit from a rewrite.
- Length. A target of cutting 10 to 25 percent gives the model a measurable size instead of "make it tighter".
- If unsure. Ambiguous sentences are flagged with a question rather than silently reinterpreted.