# Revision Checklist

Run before finishing any piece. Each "yes" requires a rewrite.

## Voice
- [ ] Does any sentence use an em-dash? → Use parentheses or split the sentence.
- [ ] Does any abstract noun carry a sentence? ("value," "conviction," "impact," "transformation") → Make it concrete or cut it.
- [ ] Does any claim dissolve when drilled into? → Add the logic or cut the claim.
- [ ] Does any hedge weaken without adding nuance? ("somewhat," "in some ways," "it's worth noting") → Cut it.

## Structure
- [ ] Does the opening start with an abstract thesis or definition? → Rewrite to open on a concrete scene.
- [ ] Does the conclusion restate or summarize? → Replace with a question, quiet observation, or callback.
- [ ] Do any paragraphs merely follow each other rather than cause each other? → Reorder or cut.

## Momentum
- [ ] Does any paragraph feel like it's trudging? → Rewrite until it moves.
- [ ] Are there runs of similarly-structured sentences? → Break the pattern.
- [ ] Does the last sentence of each paragraph land or pull forward? → Rewrite if it just stops.