Writing Evidence Card

Good writing is not only attractive sentences. It completes a task that can be explained, checked, and answered. Copy this card into a private note and keep the draft, revision record, and delivered version. Do not record passwords, client data, unauthorised third-party information, or unnecessary personal details.

1. Define the task and boundary

# Writing Evidence — YYYY-MM-DD

Real context:
Task: explain / decide / narrate / reflect
Audience and existing context:
Delivery channel and deadline:
Action the reader must be able to take:
Content that must stay private:

Acceptance condition	How to check
Reader understands the point	Ask one reader to restate it in one sentence
Information can be checked	Mark numbers, dates, quotations, and sources
Structure is usable	Reader can find conclusion, reasons, and next step
Boundaries are respected	Check privacy, copyright, conflicts, and necessary disclosure

2. Save an unaided draft

Draft location:
Start and finish time:
Sentence I most want to keep:
Place I am least certain about:
Draft completion standard:

Write the first version yourself without AI writing it. It is the comparison sample for future growth.

3. Log four revision passes

Version	Revision layer	What I changed only	Why	Evidence/feedback
v1	Purpose and facts
v2	Structure and evidence
v3	Sentences and voice
v4	Delivery and boundaries

Keep the order: purpose and facts → structure and evidence → sentences and voice → delivery and boundaries. Address the highest-impact problem in each pass instead of treating edit count as quality.

4. Record AI and tool involvement

Tool/model and date:
Task I gave it:
Three problems it raised:
What I accepted/rejected, and why:
How I checked facts, citations, privacy, and copyright:
What I can still explain independently after closing the tool:

AI can diagnose structure, simulate a reader, or generate parallel exercises. The author remains responsible for facts, tone, permission, and final judgment.

5. Ask for specific feedback

Ask readers questions tied to the task:

1. What did you think the piece wanted you to understand, decide, or do?
2. Where did you pause or have to guess?
3. Which fact, quotation, or link needs checking?
4. Which sentence would you delete, and why?

Reader	Restated gist	Largest barrier	Change I will test

6. Test delayed transfer and delivery

Date	Changed condition	Output	Result
Day 1	Original task, timed, unaided draft	Draft and four revision passes
Days 3–7	Related topic or new audience	200–300 word parallel text
Day 30	New topic or real delivery	Email, report, explanation, or long-form piece

Score 0–2 for purpose, structure, evidence/detail, accuracy/range, and revision transfer. Strong performance only on a familiar topic or after tool polishing is not full transfer.

7. Decide the next step

The strongest part of this piece:
The largest remaining task barrier:
One variable I will practise next:
Delivery link or archive location:
Next review date:

Related chapter: Writing: From Draft to Verifiable Revision