How to Edit Your Own Writing
Put the writing away for a few days.. Print out your work.. Read the manuscript straight through without any revisions.
Steps
Put the writing away for a few days.
Put the writing away for a few days.
Print out your work.
Print out your work.
Read the manuscript straight through without any revisions.
Read the manuscript straight through without any revisions.
Pretend you're the audience.
Pretend you're the audience.
Revise sections, paragraphs, and/or chapters first.
Revise sections, paragraphs, and/or chapters first.
Check the tone and the voice.
Check the tone and the voice.
Note the sentence tense in your writing.
Note the sentence tense in your writing.
Look for any factual mistakes and correct them.
Look for any factual mistakes and correct them.
Rephrase awkward sentences.
Rephrase awkward sentences.
Ensure each paragraph has a point.
Ensure each paragraph has a point.
Organize sentences and paragraphs so that your writing has a logical order.
Organize sentences and paragraphs so that your writing has a logical order.
Remove any words, sentences or paragraphs that are not relevant.
Remove any words, sentences or paragraphs that are not relevant.
Don't overuse adverbs and adjectives.
Don't overuse adverbs and adjectives.
Give your language authority and purpose.
Give your language authority and purpose.
Proofread for one kind of error at a time.
Proofread for one kind of error at a time.
Check your spelling.
Check your spelling.
Check your punctuation.
Check your punctuation.
Look for common word mistakes.
Look for common word mistakes.
De-emphasize words, unless necessary.
De-emphasize words, unless necessary.
Read your writing backwards.
Read your writing backwards.
Let others read your work.
Let others read your work.
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