Revise written material

I need this chapter rewritten so the argument reads cleanly from introduction to conclusion. Edit for clarity, remove repetition, preserve my citations and the two examples about the barista and the lab trial, and return a version I can paste into the client document by Tuesday morning. Check that every paragraph ties back to the thesis and flag any sentence over 35 words.

Before I send this revision to the senior editor, make the author's point unmistakable in the first paragraph, tighten the transitions between the three case studies, and mark any passages where our voice slips from formal to conversational. Highlight any dropped citations and suggest a one-sentence summary for the top of the memo that a non-specialist can scan.

I sent the draft back to Amy and she hasn’t replied for three days; she’s the final sign-off and we’re promised the client a Thursday delivery. I’m worried I cut something she will want to keep and she’ll ask for a rewrite that ruins our schedule. What’s the most defensible next step to keep the deadline and avoid a late-night rewrite?

Across projects I finish clean edits only to get last-minute rewrites from authors that force rework and missed deadlines. Where am I losing time and credibility: at handoff, in how I signal changes, or in how I archive earlier drafts? Recommend one habit to change and one tiny template line I should add to every edit to stop the back-and-forth.