The sensitive content refers to the content that may cause controversy and cause adverse social effects. If you want to modify sensitive content in a novel, you can consider the following steps: 1. Carefully consider and evaluate the impact of sensitive content. Before revising a novel, one should carefully consider the impact of sensitive content on readers and society, as well as the possible controversy and misunderstanding. If the sensitive content had already attracted widespread attention and controversy in society, then it might be necessary to reconsider the direction of the revision. 2. Use appropriate language and expressions. When editing a novel, you can use gentler, more euphemistic, and neutral language and expressions to avoid using controversial or offensive words. At the same time, they had to be careful not to use topics or plots that could cause misunderstandings or controversy to avoid intensifying the controversy. 3. Treat sensitive situations with caution. If there were some sensitive plots in the novel, such as those involving race, gender, religion, violence, etc., they needed to be handled with caution when editing. He could consider reducing the impact of sensitive plots and ensuring the continuity and rationality of the plot by deleting, rewriting, and replacing them. 4. Seek the opinions and suggestions of others. You can seek the opinions and suggestions of others such as the author, editor, readers, etc. when editing a novel. They can provide valuable feedback and suggestions to help better handle sensitive content. Changing sensitive content in a novel requires careful consideration of readers and society's reactions and appropriate measures to reduce the impact of sensitive content.