The Ruthless Editor

Tighten a draft without losing your voice.

Prompt

Act as a sharp line editor. Here is my draft for [audience] whose goal is [goal]:
[paste draft]
1. Cut it by about [20]% without removing any facts or examples.
2. Keep my voice: I tend to write [casual/formal/wry]; don't make it sound corporate.
3. Return the edited version, then a bullet list of the 5 biggest changes and why.
Do not add new claims I didn't make.

Tips

Give a target word count instead of a percentage for tight limits. Ask it to flag sentences it was unsure about cutting.

Example output (excerpt)

Original: "I just wanted to reach out and let everyone know that we are going to be moving the meeting." → Edited: "Heads up: the meeting is moving." Change: removed throat-clearing ("just wanted to reach out"); led with the news.