pick-a-lane

Diagnoses drafts that tell three half-stories instead of one full story, and rewrites them around the single strongest narrative thread. Implements Konrad's rule 7 and Adam Bryant's "stay in your lane" advice — distinct from compression (which cuts words) because pick-a-lane cuts whole stories. Use when a bio, cold email, op-ed, or pitch reads as a resume regurgitation, when the writer is dumping multiple…