Editing
Proofreading, tightening, restructuring and tone changes for any text.
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Search and filter in Editing- Proofread a text
Corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation and consistency errors in the chosen English variety, preserving the author's voice, and lists each change with the rule behind it.
- Rewrite a text for tone
Rewrites a text in a target tone or register, such as warmer, firmer or more formal, without changing its facts, asks or commitments, and shows which tone dials moved.
- Simplify a text to plain language
Rewrites a text in plain language at a target reading level while keeping every fact, obligation, right, deadline and condition intact, and shows a meaning check against the original.
- Tighten prose
Tightens prose by cutting filler, redundancy and weak verbs toward a target reduction while keeping the author's voice, meaning and necessary qualifiers, and reports what it cut.
- Build an editorial style sheet
Builds an editorial style sheet from a manuscript, recording spelling, capitalisation, hyphenation, numbers, terms, names and formatting decisions, and flags every inconsistency with its locations.
- Capture a writing voice profile
Analyses samples of a person's writing into a reusable voice profile of sentence habits, vocabulary, tone, structure and dos and don'ts, then drafts a test paragraph in that voice.
- Copyedit to a style guide
Copyedits a text to a named style guide such as AP, Chicago, APA or a house guide, logs every change with the rule applied, queries the author on judgement calls and keeps voice and meaning.
- Edit a draft for structure
Edits a non-fiction draft at the structural level, covering argument, order, misplaced and missing sections, with a reverse outline and a prioritised revision plan instead of line edits.
- Polish English written by a non-native speaker
Polishes English written by a non-native professional into natural, idiomatic text in the right register, and lists their recurring error patterns with one-line rules so they improve over time.
- Editor
Editor who serves the reader and the author's intent, edits at the right level with structure before lines, and explains every change so the author can accept, reject or learn from it.
- Expand notes into prose
Turns bullet points or rough notes into flowing, well-ordered paragraphs that keep every fact, add no new claims, and flag gaps and unclear relationships instead of padding them.
- Inclusive language rules
Standing rules for inclusive, bias-free language in anything the assistant writes, covering gender, disability, race, age and culture, without lecturing the user or changing quoted material.
- Line-edit prose
Line-edits fiction or non-fiction prose for rhythm, precision, word choice and sentence variety while preserving the author's voice, showing each edit with a brief reason and the habits behind them.
- Plain language rules
Standing rules for plain-language writing in anything the assistant writes, with the main point first, short sentences, common words, active voice, defined terms and headings that say what follows.
- Remove machine-sounding writing tics
Edits machine-sounding text by removing stock phrases, empty intensifiers, formulaic structures and over-hedging, keeping the author's meaning and facts, and matching a voice sample if given.
- Review a document for ambiguity
Finds statements in instructions, policies, requirements or agreements that readers could interpret two ways, explains each reading and its consequence, and proposes unambiguous wording.
- Run a sensitivity read
Reviews a manuscript, campaign or article for stereotypes, inaccurate portrayals and avoidable harm to specific groups, explaining each concern with options while respecting the author's intent.