Avoid repetition of information

Delete superfluous information

Check for jargon (and explain) and clichés (and rephrase or delete)

Add clarifying information as necessary

Do not change tone of information unnecessarily

Check time element and its placement

Be careful with comma use

Be careful with semi-colon use

Do not add quotation marks unless material is a direct quote

Check compound modifiers and their punctuation

Use of who and whom

Use of which and that

Over-more than

Feel-think (believe)

Avoid passive voice

Check subject-verb agreement

Check pronoun-antecedent agreement

Check possessives

Check verb tense

Check for misplaced modifiers

Check capitalization

Check abbreviations

Attribution: “said” is the best bet

Checklist:

Check for tone and voice

Check for mechanical errors

--Spelling

--Punctuation

--Grammar

--Style, particularly capitalization and abbreviations

Check for superfluous information

Check for repetitive information, particularly adjectives

Check for missing information

After editing, check for changes in tone and voice.