{"id":"revision-priorities","title":"Structural and sentence-level revision","summary":"Treat revision as reconsidering purpose, focus, organization and evidence rather than only correcting sentences.","concepts":["Whole draft: check the central content against readers and purpose","Structure: check whether order and evidence support the main point","Sentences: examine precision and unnecessary wording after structure is settled"],"application":"Keep the original and revised drafts separate and record reasons for changes. Applying the idea to scene function and reader understanding in fiction is an editorial extension.","limitations":"The source is university writing guidance, not a universal standard of fictional aesthetics or translation fidelity. Adjust review order to genre and editorial policy.","directions":["Structure first: examine changes to purpose and organization.","Expression first: refine wording where structure is already settled."],"category":"Writing and publishing","kind":"method","kind_label":"Method","persona_ids":["novelist"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Revising Drafts","publisher":"UNC Writing Center","url":"https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/revising-drafts/","edition":"Viewed 2026-10-08","region":"US university writing education","checked_at":"2026-10-08","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-8ee9769563bfa165","translated_at":"2026-10-08","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-dc9d5a0a490e3eb4","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/revision-priorities","markdown":"/en/knowledge/revision-priorities.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/revision-priorities?lang=en"}}