Cut It, Move It, Or Keep It?
Evaluate each sentence in a draft as lead material, supporting detail, or removable clutter.
Draft surgery A Slack update says the right thing, but the right thing is sitting in sentence four. Editing for clarity often starts with reordering, not rewording. The framework Lead / Support / Clutter Classify each sentence by the job it does. If it does not advance the point or support it, it is clutter. Common trap Keeping every sentence because it once felt important during drafting. A draft whose first lines do the highest-value work. Order by reader value, not by drafting sequence. Node 1 Move up? Sentence four says, “Client signoff came in at 2:10 p.m.” What should…
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