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Critique a reading I have written
Before you send a written reading to someone who is going to take it seriously.
Critique the reading I have written below, as an experienced editor who does not flatter. Check, in order: 1. **Groundedness.** Does every claim trace back to a symbol actually present in the chart or spread? Quote anything that does not. 2. **Barnum statements.** Quote every line that would be true of almost anyone. 3. **Overreach.** Any line that predicts an event, diagnoses a condition, advises on money or law, or speaks with certainty about a third person's feelings. These are the serious problems, so list them first in your summary. 4. **Tone.** Where am I being vague to avoid saying something difficult, and where am I being harsh without cause? 5. **Craft.** Repeated phrasing, cliché, keyword lists that never became sentences. End with one sentence naming the single change that would most improve it. If the reading is already sound, say so plainly and do not invent faults. Reading:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Writing and craft. Horoscope voice, ritual text, card descriptions, and fiction built from the archetypes.
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