FOUR STAGE DEEP EDIT ONE SHEET

1. THE CONTENT EDIT B. WHAT ARE THE KEY

A. MAP OUT THE TERRITORY SECTIONS? ASSIGN
OF THE PIECE // READ KEYWORD CATEGORIES
THROUGH [TAGS TO EACH POINT].
B. DEFINE PURPOSE C. WHAT IS THE NARRATIVE?
● INFORM ORDER THE CATEGORIES.
● PERSUADE D. ARE THE POINTS
● ENTERTAIN ORDERED ELEGANTLY
● INSPIRE WITH SECTIONS?
C. PURPOSE IN ONE
SENTENCE
WRITE A CONCRETE 3. THE STYLE EDIT
SENTENCE. A. NARRATIVE DEFINITION.
This article is focused on CREATE NARRATIVE
doing X-X-X for X-X-X. [who TURNS BETWEEN
are the readers?] SECTIONS.
D. BREAK UP THE POINTS // B. DOES IT READ WELL?
WHAT IS EACH POINT? REMOVE JARGON, FLUFF,
E. DOES EACH POINT MAKE POMPOSITY, etc.
SENSE? C. IS THERE ANY CLUTTER?
F. IS EACH POINT DISPOSE NEEDLESS
RELEVANT? DELETE CLUTTER, POINTLESS
IRRELEVANT POINTS. CAPS, ACRONYMS, etc.
G. IS EACH POINT D. ARE THE POINTS
WORTHWHILE? DELETE ARRANGED INTO
RAMBLING. PARAGRAPHS?
H. IS EVERY POINT UNIQUE? E. COULD IT BEGIN BETTER?
DELETE UNNECESSARY INSERT A JAZZY
REPETITION. ANECDOTE DRAMATIZING
I. IS EVERY POINT THE LEAD for example.
ACCURATE? CHECK F. COULD IT END BETTER?
FACTS. ADD A SNAZZY OUTRO.
J. ARE ANY POINTS G. DOES IT NEED COLOR
MISSING? ENRICH THE AND LIFE? ADD
CONTENT. EVOCATIVENESS.
ENLIVEN VERBS.
H. ARE PEOPLE / ENTITIES
2. THE STRUCTURE EDIT PROPERLY INTRODUCED?
A. WHAT IS THE ANGLE?
CREATE A LEAD.

Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection Shani Raja

 FOUR STAGE DEEP EDIT ONE SHEET

4. THE PRESENTATION EDIT

A. IS THE SPELLING,
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION
RESPECTABLE?
PUNCTUATION BASICS.
B. WHERE ARE THE TYPOS?
C. DO THE HEADINGS
SQUARE UP? ADD TITLE,
HEADINGS, AND
SUBHEADS. BE STRAIGHT
OR ADD A TWIST.
D. IS EVERYTHING
CONSISTENT?
E. READ OUT LOUD. MORE
THAN ONCE.

Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection Shani Raja