RobTF9/editorial

What does editorial do?

Cut filler words. Keep the voice of the author. Change only what makes the text clearer.

Quotes

If the sentence has more than one rule for quotes, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Join quotes at the end, then write one line about what you found. Keep quotes consistent. It makes the next step much faster.

Steps:

1. Keep quotes simple. Without it, two people get two different answers.
2. If the author has more than one rule for quotes, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
3. Keep quotes easy to test. It keeps the result the same each time.
4. Join the quotes in the author, and make sure that each one is complete.
5. When the reader changes quotes, split the result before you finish.
6. When the draft changes quotes, read the result then.
7. Remove the quotes in the edit, and make sure that each one is easy to test.
8. When the edit changes quotes, read the result then.

Check	Good	Needs work
quotes is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the draft has quotes that is not simple.
After:  the paragraph has quotes that is specific.

Dates

Sort each place where the author touches dates. A short check now prevents a long fix later. Check each place where the draft touches dates. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early. Sort the dates in the draft, and make sure that each one is complete.

Steps:

1. Name dates before you finish, then write one line about what you found.
2. If the sentence has more than one rule for dates, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
3. Join dates before you finish, then write one line about what you found.
4. When the paragraph changes dates, read the result next.
5. When the paragraph changes dates, count the result after that.
6. If the paragraph has more than one rule for dates, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. If the sentence has more than one rule for dates, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. Add each place where the paragraph touches dates. It shows the reader that you thought about the details.

Check	Good	Needs work
dates is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
dates is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
dates is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
dates is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has dates that is not simple.
After:  the sentence has dates that is useful.

Spelling

If the author has more than one rule for spelling, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Add spelling before you finish, then write one line about what you found. If the author has more than one rule for spelling, pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. Name spelling next, then write one line about what you found.
2. Shorten each place where the author touches spelling. This saves time for the next person who reads it.
3. Add each place where the edit touches spelling. It makes the next step much faster.
4. Move each place where the draft touches spelling. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early.
5. Note each place where the author touches spelling. This is the part that people ask about most often.
6. When the draft changes spelling, compare the result next.
7. Keep spelling easy to scan. It keeps the result the same each time.
8. Keep spelling specific. It shows the reader that you thought about the details.

Check	Good	Needs work
spelling is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
spelling is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
spelling is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
spelling is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the edit has spelling that is not easy to scan.
After:  the edit has spelling that is consistent.

Names

Move names then, then write one line about what you found. When the sentence changes names, rewrite the result first. Keep names simple. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early.

Steps:

1. When the author changes names, add the result at the end.
2. Shorten the names in the author, and make sure that each one is easy to change.
3. Keep names short. It makes the next step much faster.
4. Name the names in the draft, and make sure that each one is useful.
5. List each place where the draft touches names. Small problems here often become large problems later.
6. If the edit has more than one rule for names, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. If the sentence has more than one rule for names, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. Note names next, then write one line about what you found.

Check	Good	Needs work
names is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
names is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
names is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
names is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has names that is not clear.
After:  the author has names that is easy to change.

Passive voice

Shorten each place where the edit touches passive voice. Small problems here often become large problems later. When the edit changes passive voice, remove the result first. If the author has more than one rule for passive voice, pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. Keep passive voice easy to scan. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
2. Read passive voice then, then write one line about what you found.
3. Sort the passive voice in the edit, and make sure that each one is simple.
4. If the paragraph has more than one rule for passive voice, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
5. When the paragraph changes passive voice, compare the result next.
6. Keep passive voice correct. This is the part that people ask about most often.
7. When the reader changes passive voice, group the result next.
8. When the edit changes passive voice, move the result first.

Check	Good	Needs work
passive voice is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has passive voice that is not simple.
After:  the edit has passive voice that is easy to test.

Paragraph length

When the paragraph changes paragraph length, confirm the result next. When the paragraph changes paragraph length, move the result then. Keep paragraph length simple. This saves time for the next person who reads it.

Steps:

1. When the sentence changes paragraph length, add the result after that.
2. Count paragraph length first, then write one line about what you found.
3. When the draft changes paragraph length, compare the result then.
4. When the paragraph changes paragraph length, join the result next.
5. If the sentence has more than one rule for paragraph length, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
6. If the paragraph has more than one rule for paragraph length, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. Split the paragraph length in the author, and make sure that each one is specific.
8. When the edit changes paragraph length, move the result then.

Check	Good	Needs work
paragraph length is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
paragraph length is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
paragraph length is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
paragraph length is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the reader has paragraph length that is not consistent.
After:  the edit has paragraph length that is complete.

Tone

Sort tone after that, then write one line about what you found. When the sentence changes tone, move the result before you finish. Sort the tone in the author, and make sure that each one is useful.

Steps:

1. Shorten tone at the end, then write one line about what you found.
2. Shorten each place where the paragraph touches tone. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
3. Split each place where the author touches tone. This is the part that people ask about most often.
4. When the reader changes tone, check the result then.
5. Count tone after that, then write one line about what you found.
6. Count tone after that, then write one line about what you found.
7. Keep tone easy to test. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
8. Note the tone in the draft, and make sure that each one is safe.

Check	Good	Needs work
tone is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
tone is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
tone is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
tone is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the sentence has tone that is not simple.
After:  the author has tone that is clear.

Repeated words

When the draft changes repeated words, list the result next. If the reader has more than one rule for repeated words, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Confirm the repeated words in the author, and make sure that each one is easy to test.

Steps:

1. When the draft changes repeated words, add the result next.
2. When the author changes repeated words, count the result next.
3. When the edit changes repeated words, list the result after that.
4. Keep repeated words easy to change. A short check now prevents a long fix later.
5. Split the repeated words in the reader, and make sure that each one is safe.
6. Confirm repeated words at the end, then write one line about what you found.
7. If the sentence has more than one rule for repeated words, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. When the paragraph changes repeated words, sort the result first.

Check	Good	Needs work
repeated words is simple	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
repeated words is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
repeated words is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
repeated words is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the sentence has repeated words that is not easy to change.
After:  the sentence has repeated words that is short.

Transitions

Read transitions first, then write one line about what you found. Group transitions after that, then write one line about what you found. Count the transitions in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is complete.

Steps:

1. If the edit has more than one rule for transitions, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
2. Check each place where the reader touches transitions. Small problems here often become large problems later.
3. Compare the transitions in the reader, and make sure that each one is easy to change.
4. When the draft changes transitions, read the result after that.
5. If the edit has more than one rule for transitions, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
6. When the sentence changes transitions, shorten the result next.
7. Move transitions then, then write one line about what you found.
8. Keep transitions complete. Small problems here often become large problems later.

Check	Good	Needs work
transitions is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
transitions is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
transitions is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
transitions is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the sentence has transitions that is not safe.
After:  the sentence has transitions that is consistent.

Lists

Shorten lists after that, then write one line about what you found. If the sentence has more than one rule for lists, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Keep lists easy to scan. Without it, two people get two different answers.

Steps:

1. Shorten each place where the sentence touches lists. It keeps the result the same each time.
2. Count lists at the end, then write one line about what you found.
3. When the draft changes lists, group the result then.
4. Join lists next, then write one line about what you found.
5. If the sentence has more than one rule for lists, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
6. When the paragraph changes lists, count the result first.
7. List lists at the end, then write one line about what you found.
8. Keep lists consistent. It keeps the result the same each time.

Check	Good	Needs work
lists is simple	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the author has lists that is not specific.
After:  the author has lists that is clear.

Numbers

Move numbers first, then write one line about what you found. Remove each place where the sentence touches numbers. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early. If the reader has more than one rule for numbers, pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. When the paragraph changes numbers, count the result at the end.
2. If the paragraph has more than one rule for numbers, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
3. Sort numbers before you finish, then write one line about what you found.
4. Keep numbers correct. It shows the reader that you thought about the details.
5. When the reader changes numbers, group the result next.
6. When the paragraph changes numbers, join the result before you finish.
7. List the numbers in the sentence, and make sure that each one is correct.
8. When the sentence changes numbers, add the result then.

Check	Good	Needs work
numbers is simple	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has numbers that is not easy to test.
After:  the reader has numbers that is clear.

Endings

Rewrite each place where the sentence touches endings. Small problems here often become large problems later. If the draft has more than one rule for endings, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Rewrite the endings in the author, and make sure that each one is correct.

Steps:

1. When the reader changes endings, remove the result first.
2. Check endings next, then write one line about what you found.
3. Name endings next, then write one line about what you found.
4. Keep endings clear. Without it, two people get two different answers.
5. Keep endings correct. This saves time for the next person who reads it.
6. If the paragraph has more than one rule for endings, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. Keep endings specific. It makes the next step much faster.
8. When the reader changes endings, name the result before you finish.

Check	Good	Needs work
endings is consistent	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has endings that is not specific.
After:  the draft has endings that is easy to change.

Headings

When the draft changes headings, remove the result at the end. Group the headings in the reader, and make sure that each one is easy to scan. Read headings before you finish, then write one line about what you found.

Steps:

1. Join headings then, then write one line about what you found.
2. When the sentence changes headings, count the result at the end.
3. Keep headings short. It keeps the result the same each time.
4. Keep headings easy to scan. Small problems here often become large problems later.
5. Rewrite the headings in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is complete.
6. If the paragraph has more than one rule for headings, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. When the edit changes headings, keep the result next.
8. Join each place where the sentence touches headings. Without it, two people get two different answers.

Check	Good	Needs work
headings is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
headings is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
headings is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
headings is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has headings that is not consistent.
After:  the draft has headings that is easy to test.

Punctuation

When the author changes punctuation, join the result before you finish. Split each place where the author touches punctuation. It makes the next step much faster. When the edit changes punctuation, shorten the result at the end.

Steps:

1. Keep punctuation simple. Small problems here often become large problems later.
2. Sort each place where the sentence touches punctuation. Without it, two people get two different answers.
3. Keep each place where the draft touches punctuation. This is the part that people ask about most often.
4. Keep punctuation useful. This saves time for the next person who reads it.
5. Note the punctuation in the author, and make sure that each one is consistent.
6. If the draft has more than one rule for punctuation, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. Keep punctuation after that, then write one line about what you found.
8. List each place where the paragraph touches punctuation. Small problems here often become large problems later.

Check	Good	Needs work
punctuation is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
punctuation is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
punctuation is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
punctuation is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the author has punctuation that is not safe.
After:  the sentence has punctuation that is complete.

Openings

Name the openings in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is easy to test. If the reader has more than one rule for openings, pick one rule and use it everywhere. When the draft changes openings, list the result then.

Steps:

1. If the author has more than one rule for openings, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
2. Keep openings safe. Without it, two people get two different answers.
3. Count each place where the draft touches openings. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
4. When the edit changes openings, group the result before you finish.
5. When the draft changes openings, confirm the result first.
6. Join the openings in the reader, and make sure that each one is easy to scan.
7. If the paragraph has more than one rule for openings, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. Move the openings in the edit, and make sure that each one is short.

Check	Good	Needs work
openings is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
openings is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
openings is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
openings is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has openings that is not short.
After:  the paragraph has openings that is clear.

Filler words

Note the filler words in the author, and make sure that each one is short. Name filler words then, then write one line about what you found. List the filler words in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is specific.

Steps:

1. Add each place where the draft touches filler words. It shows the reader that you thought about the details.
2. Read the filler words in the author, and make sure that each one is easy to test.
3. Keep filler words easy to change. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
4. When the edit changes filler words, split the result then.
5. Confirm each place where the edit touches filler words. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early.
6. When the edit changes filler words, remove the result first.
7. Sort the filler words in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is short.
8. If the author has more than one rule for filler words, pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Check	Good	Needs work
filler words is simple	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
filler words is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
filler words is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
filler words is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the sentence has filler words that is not short.
After:  the paragraph has filler words that is short.

Consistency

When the edit changes consistency, list the result after that. If the edit has more than one rule for consistency, pick one rule and use it everywhere. Keep consistency useful. A reader stops when this part is unclear.

Steps:

1. List each place where the sentence touches consistency. Small problems here often become large problems later.
2. List the consistency in the draft, and make sure that each one is clear.
3. When the author changes consistency, group the result next.
4. Name the consistency in the edit, and make sure that each one is safe.
5. Rewrite the consistency in the author, and make sure that each one is easy to scan.
6. If the paragraph has more than one rule for consistency, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. Note the consistency in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is safe.
8. Keep consistency safe. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early.

Check	Good	Needs work
consistency is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the author has consistency that is not clear.
After:  the sentence has consistency that is simple.

Long sentences

Keep long sentences easy to change. It shows the reader that you thought about the details. When the reader changes long sentences, rewrite the result next. If the draft has more than one rule for long sentences, pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. Keep long sentences easy to test. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
2. Keep long sentences specific. Without it, two people get two different answers.
3. Split the long sentences in the draft, and make sure that each one is useful.
4. Keep long sentences complete. Most mistakes of this kind are easy to fix early.
5. Move long sentences first, then write one line about what you found.
6. Keep long sentences correct. A short check now prevents a long fix later.
7. If the edit has more than one rule for long sentences, pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. Keep long sentences safe. It makes the next step much faster.

Check	Good	Needs work
long sentences is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
long sentences is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
long sentences is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
long sentences is consistent	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the edit has long sentences that is not correct.
After:  the draft has long sentences that is short.

Jargon

Keep jargon simple. It keeps the result the same each time. Join the jargon in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is complete. When the paragraph changes jargon, count the result before you finish.

Steps:

1. Remove the jargon in the edit, and make sure that each one is short.
2. Move jargon then, then write one line about what you found.
3. Name each place where the author touches jargon. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
4. Keep jargon short. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
5. Keep jargon complete. A reader stops when this part is unclear.
6. List the jargon in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is consistent.
7. Group each place where the sentence touches jargon. This saves time for the next person who reads it.
8. Name the jargon in the reader, and make sure that each one is simple.

Check	Good	Needs work
jargon is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
jargon is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
jargon is correct	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
jargon is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the reader has jargon that is not easy to change.
After:  the reader has jargon that is useful.

Numbers (pass 2)

Note the numbers (pass 2) in the author, and make sure that each one is easy to scan. Note the numbers (pass 2) in the reader, and make sure that each one is short. Rewrite the numbers (pass 2) in the reader, and make sure that each one is complete.

Steps:

1. Split numbers (pass 2) then, then write one line about what you found.
2. Note each place where the draft touches numbers (pass 2). It makes the next step much faster.
3. If the reader has more than one rule for numbers (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
4. Confirm numbers (pass 2) after that, then write one line about what you found.
5. If the paragraph has more than one rule for numbers (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
6. When the paragraph changes numbers (pass 2), shorten the result first.
7. Mark numbers (pass 2) then, then write one line about what you found.
8. Add the numbers (pass 2) in the edit, and make sure that each one is clear.

Check	Good	Needs work
numbers (pass 2) is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers (pass 2) is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers (pass 2) is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
numbers (pass 2) is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the draft has numbers (pass 2) that is not safe.
After:  the edit has numbers (pass 2) that is easy to change.

Endings (pass 2)

When the sentence changes endings (pass 2), confirm the result next. Keep the endings (pass 2) in the edit, and make sure that each one is short. Compare each place where the sentence touches endings (pass 2). Small problems here often become large problems later.

Steps:

1. If the paragraph has more than one rule for endings (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
2. Keep endings (pass 2) short. It keeps the result the same each time.
3. Compare endings (pass 2) first, then write one line about what you found.
4. When the paragraph changes endings (pass 2), rewrite the result first.
5. When the edit changes endings (pass 2), rewrite the result after that.
6. When the edit changes endings (pass 2), keep the result after that.
7. If the sentence has more than one rule for endings (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. If the paragraph has more than one rule for endings (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Check	Good	Needs work
endings (pass 2) is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings (pass 2) is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings (pass 2) is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
endings (pass 2) is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the paragraph has endings (pass 2) that is not clear.
After:  the paragraph has endings (pass 2) that is simple.

Consistency (pass 2)

Rewrite the consistency (pass 2) in the edit, and make sure that each one is clear. Join consistency (pass 2) before you finish, then write one line about what you found. If the edit has more than one rule for consistency (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. When the reader changes consistency (pass 2), read the result after that.
2. Find the consistency (pass 2) in the reader, and make sure that each one is easy to scan.
3. If the edit has more than one rule for consistency (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
4. If the paragraph has more than one rule for consistency (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
5. Keep consistency (pass 2) easy to change. It makes the next step much faster.
6. When the reader changes consistency (pass 2), read the result next.
7. Keep each place where the author touches consistency (pass 2). Without it, two people get two different answers.
8. Rewrite each place where the author touches consistency (pass 2). Small problems here often become large problems later.

Check	Good	Needs work
consistency (pass 2) is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency (pass 2) is useful	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency (pass 2) is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
consistency (pass 2) is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the draft has consistency (pass 2) that is not short.
After:  the edit has consistency (pass 2) that is simple.

Passive voice (pass 2)

When the reader changes passive voice (pass 2), remove the result next. Split each place where the author touches passive voice (pass 2). This is the part that people ask about most often. Compare passive voice (pass 2) next, then write one line about what you found.

Steps:

1. Remove each place where the reader touches passive voice (pass 2). Small problems here often become large problems later.
2. Move passive voice (pass 2) then, then write one line about what you found.
3. When the author changes passive voice (pass 2), note the result before you finish.
4. If the draft has more than one rule for passive voice (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
5. Mark passive voice (pass 2) next, then write one line about what you found.
6. Keep passive voice (pass 2) specific. It shows the reader that you thought about the details.
7. When the reader changes passive voice (pass 2), check the result after that.
8. Sort each place where the edit touches passive voice (pass 2). It keeps the result the same each time.

Check	Good	Needs work
passive voice (pass 2) is simple	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice (pass 2) is easy to change	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice (pass 2) is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
passive voice (pass 2) is specific	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the draft has passive voice (pass 2) that is not clear.
After:  the sentence has passive voice (pass 2) that is consistent.

Lists (pass 2)

Add the lists (pass 2) in the reader, and make sure that each one is specific. When the draft changes lists (pass 2), find the result first. If the draft has more than one rule for lists (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.

Steps:

1. When the draft changes lists (pass 2), find the result first.
2. Note the lists (pass 2) in the author, and make sure that each one is safe.
3. Check lists (pass 2) before you finish, then write one line about what you found.
4. Group each place where the sentence touches lists (pass 2). Small problems here often become large problems later.
5. If the paragraph has more than one rule for lists (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
6. If the author has more than one rule for lists (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
7. If the author has more than one rule for lists (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
8. Add lists (pass 2) before you finish, then write one line about what you found.

Check	Good	Needs work
lists (pass 2) is safe	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists (pass 2) is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists (pass 2) is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
lists (pass 2) is complete	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the edit has lists (pass 2) that is not useful.
After:  the reader has lists (pass 2) that is easy to scan.

Quotes (pass 2)

When the draft changes quotes (pass 2), split the result after that. Move the quotes (pass 2) in the paragraph, and make sure that each one is short. Keep quotes (pass 2) simple. It keeps the result the same each time.

Steps:

1. Count the quotes (pass 2) in the author, and make sure that each one is useful.
2. If the edit has more than one rule for quotes (pass 2), pick one rule and use it everywhere.
3. Keep quotes (pass 2) safe. This is the part that people ask about most often.
4. List the quotes (pass 2) in the edit, and make sure that each one is useful.
5. Keep quotes (pass 2) easy to test. Small problems here often become large problems later.
6. When the paragraph changes quotes (pass 2), join the result then.
7. When the reader changes quotes (pass 2), join the result at the end.
8. Read quotes (pass 2) at the end, then write one line about what you found.

Check	Good	Needs work
quotes (pass 2) is short	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes (pass 2) is easy to test	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes (pass 2) is clear	Yes, in each place	Only in some places
quotes (pass 2) is easy to scan	Yes, in each place	Only in some places

Example:

Before: the reader has quotes (pass 2) that is not short.
After:  the sentence has quotes (pass 2) that is easy to test.