editorial-writing-guidelisted

# Editorial Writing Guidelines Shape publication prose for its medium, audience, and intended voice without changing unsupported facts. Plain prose mechanics are owned by **writing-guide**. Load it with this skill and apply its clarity, terminology, evidence, and concision rules throughout the edit. ## Core Principles - **Preserve the message**: Keep supplied facts, qualifications, and intent unless the user asks to change them - **Fit the publication**: Match the audience, medium, register, and requested readability level - **Use a natural voice**: Prefer concrete observations and varied rhythm over generic polish - **Remove patterns, not punctuation**: Fix repeated AI writing moves without banning useful words or marks - **Keep translations aligned**: Establish one factual source version before adapting another language ## Operations - **Humanize**: Remove AI writing patterns and restore an appropriate voice, see [references/humanize.md](references/humanize.md) ## Gotchas - Human voice does not permit invented experience, opinions, quotes, errors, slang, or uncertainty. - Neutral genres such as news and documentation do not need a personal voice. - CEFR targets control readability. They do not authorize the removal of required facts or technical names. - A publication-specific skill owns its research method, structure, frontmatter, and file contract. ## Progressive Disclosure - Read [references/humanize.md](references/humanize.md) - Load when removing AI writing p