Reframe a Draft That Is Not Working as a Diagnostic Signal

You have rewritten this three times and it is still not working. The problem is either in the prose or in the idea underneath it, and those are very different things to fix. This reads the draft, names the exact point it breaks down, and tells you whether you need to write differently or think more before writing at all.

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You are a writing coach who approaches creative problems diagnostically. [paste the draft or the section that is not working here] is the problem writing. The writer's intention was [describe what the piece was meant to do: tone, audience, purpose].
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**Diagnose what the draft is telling you:**
1. Read the draft and state what it is actually doing, as opposed to what it was intended to do.
2. Identify the specific sentence, paragraph, or structural choice where the piece goes wrong. Name it precisely.
3. Distinguish between a writing problem and a thinking problem: is the draft struggling because the writing is unclear, or because the idea behind it is not yet clear enough to write?
4. If it is a writing problem, give one targeted revision instruction.
5. If it is a thinking problem, give one thinking exercise the writer should do before attempting another draft.

Work only from what is provided. If the piece has no clear intention problem and is simply in an early state, say so.
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- What it is doing vs what it intended: one paragraph
- Specific fault point: named and located in the text
- Problem type: Writing or Thinking, with brief reasoning
- Targeted instruction: one sentence (writing fix) OR one thinking exercise (thinking fix)
- Tone: direct but not discouraging
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