- [ ] Check for unexplained or unnecessary jargon & acronyms. - [ ] Check for jargon & acronyms that are defined in one part of the post and then used in a distant part of the post without repeating the definition. - [ ] Check for unnecessarily obscure words and cultural references (for non-native English speakers) - [ ] Check for vague “this” - [ ] Check for over-hedging - [ ] Check all hyperlinks - [ ] Look for places to add hyperlinks, references, and footnotes - [ ] Consider adding a summary / ToC / tldr to the top - [ ] Consider adding funny things especially near the top - [ ] Look for places to add pictures, possibly including DALL-E 2 etc. - [ ] Look for places to add concrete examples - [ ] Make sure all pictures have a white background, not transparent (for dark-mode readers). (Check by just viewing it in dark mode.) - [ ] Check the LW sidebar outline looks right
GPT copyediting prompts
(I should experiment more before sharing)
Consider sharing the draft with people
- [ ] Consider friends like [long redacted list] - [ ] Consider Slacks/discords/etc like [long redacted list] - [ ] Consider anyone whose paper I’m citing - [ ] Consider anyone who I mention by name - [ ] Consider anyone deeply involved in a field that I’m talking about
Consider sending it to LW copyediting (Justis)
(Always use the “ask for feedback” button, not the general intercom, so that it goes straight to Justis rather than a Lightcone staff person needing to forward it. In particular, if it’s currently in gdocs rather than LW, then just put the title and the gdocs link into an otherwise-blank LW editor and press the “ask for feedback” button.)
Repeat the copyediting list from above one more time if there have been changes
After publishing
- [ ] Tweet & Mastodon - [ ] Add to my webpage
~~
Thanks @Max H for some of those. It looks intimidating but I already basically do all these things (or explicitly consider doing it and decide not to), the only problem is I sometimes forget a few of them. This should help!
Current draft is:
Copyediting
- [ ] Check for unexplained or unnecessary jargon & acronyms.
- [ ] Check for jargon & acronyms that are defined in one part of the post and then used in a distant part of the post without repeating the definition.
- [ ] Check for unnecessarily obscure words and cultural references (for non-native English speakers)
- [ ] Check for vague “this”
- [ ] Check for over-hedging
- [ ] Check all hyperlinks
- [ ] Look for places to add hyperlinks, references, and footnotes
- [ ] Consider adding a summary / ToC / tldr to the top
- [ ] Consider adding funny things especially near the top
- [ ] Look for places to add pictures, possibly including DALL-E 2 etc.
- [ ] Look for places to add concrete examples
- [ ] Make sure all pictures have a white background, not transparent (for dark-mode readers). (Check by just viewing it in dark mode.)
- [ ] Check the LW sidebar outline looks right
GPT copyediting prompts
(I should experiment more before sharing)
Consider sharing the draft with people
- [ ] Consider friends like [long redacted list]
- [ ] Consider Slacks/discords/etc like [long redacted list]
- [ ] Consider anyone whose paper I’m citing
- [ ] Consider anyone who I mention by name
- [ ] Consider anyone deeply involved in a field that I’m talking about
Consider sending it to LW copyediting (Justis)
(Always use the “ask for feedback” button, not the general intercom, so that it goes straight to Justis rather than a Lightcone staff person needing to forward it. In particular, if it’s currently in gdocs rather than LW, then just put the title and the gdocs link into an otherwise-blank LW editor and press the “ask for feedback” button.)
Repeat the copyediting list from above one more time if there have been changes
After publishing
- [ ] Tweet & Mastodon
- [ ] Add to my webpage
~~
Thanks @Max H for some of those. It looks intimidating but I already basically do all these things (or explicitly consider doing it and decide not to), the only problem is I sometimes forget a few of them. This should help!
Still very very open to suggestions. :)