# Problem-led rewriting

Identify a draft’s problems and the purpose of revision before rewriting it.

 Method · Writing and publishing


## Core concepts
  Diagnosis: examine structural problems before changing sentences
 Priorities: decide which high-impact problems to tackle first
 Voice: identify the intentions to preserve
 

## Application
 When extensive feedback obscures the direction of revision, record the problems to solve and the elements to preserve first.


## Limitations and jurisdiction
 This is one writer’s working method, not a universally validated procedure. Its application to novels is an editorial extension.


## Editorial perspectives
  Structural revision: change scene purpose and connections first.
 Preserve expression: solve local problems while retaining the draft’s voice.
 

## Sources
 John August · Author’s working guidance, 2005
[How to Rewrite](https://johnaugust.com/2005/how-to-rewrite) Context: International reference; verify the application environment
 Source checked: 2026-10-07
 Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished.


## Related personas
  [Novelist](https://personawiki.app/en/personas/novelist)

## Translation status
 Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.
 Translation prepared: 2026-10-08 · Source fingerprint: kb-e5ec2d13f3b21759
[Korean source](https://personawiki.app/knowledge/script-rewriting)

## API
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