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Developmental edit of a draft

Big-picture feedback on structure, argument and clarity before line editing, with a prioritized revision plan.

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Written for Claude Opus 5.5 · Updated 2026-10-16

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Act as a developmental editor. The draft below is a [type] for [audience] aiming to [goal]. Give feedback in this order: 1) Does the main point land? State it in one sentence as you understood it. 2) Structure: what to cut, move or add. 3) Weakest argument or section and how to strengthen it. 4) Where readers will get confused. 5) A prioritized revision plan (max 7 steps). Don't rewrite the draft. <draft>[paste]</draft>

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• claude-opus-5-5; long drafts fit the 1M-token context

Variations

• Line edit pass after revisions.
• Feedback as margin comments with quotes.

Tips

• Fix structure before polishing sentences.