Content for purpose

Introductory post and table of contents for content-editing articles

The Short Story

One of our fundamental principles of writing and editing:

The selection and organization of content ought to serve the purpose of the writing.

The Real(ist) Story

You can’t know if a piece of writing is “good enough for now” if you don’t know what the words are supposed to accomplish. Good enough for what? To borrow from 2 Timothy 2:15 in the King James, a clear sense of purpose lends confidence in “rightly dividing” bigger-picture content and story questions. What to cut, what to keep, and how to present it all become clearer.

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Below is a list of our current posts on editing for content. (I temporarily removed a few in mid-November 2024, but I’m posting a revised or brand-new content editing article at least once per month.) Each indexed topic links to an article with practical guidelines and tips.

[returning December 2024]

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Godspeed and happy rewriting!

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