Cropping narrows a drafted article around the detail most likely to interest readers. Remove peripheral material instead of asking one post to serve several purposes. section 5.2.2
Choose one compelling center, then cut or expand to support it:
- Focus on the data migration tool and remove most of the Zig discussion. section 5.2.2
- Focus on lessons learned from a first foray into Zig and reduce the migration-tool material. section 5.2.2
- Focus on Zig’s strict type system, expanding that topic while cutting unrelated material. section 5.2.2
Use the photo test
Treat revision like cropping a photograph: trim distracting edges so the most interesting detail receives the reader’s attention. section 5.2.2
