Difference between revisions of "Editing and Revising"

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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
Imagine you were given a manual on how to fix your car engine. You took the book home, opened it up started reading it. What would make you throw the book away? How would you react if there was no 'Table of Contents'? Would you continue reading the book if there were no definitions on terms such as "carburetor" or "distribution cap"?
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Imagine you were given a manual on how to fix your car engine. You took the book home, opened it up and started reading. What would make you throw the book away? How would you react if there was no 'Table of Contents'? Would you continue reading the book if there were no definitions on terms such as "carburetor" or "distribution cap"? What if there was no introduction to the chapter you were reading about?  
  
The analogy provided above is an excellent example of a document that lacks revision. Revision is a writing process that allows you to structure your document so that the reader understands it without having to flip pages, look for dictionaries, or worse, throw away your work!
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What the car manual lacks is 'Revision'.
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Revision is an integral part of the writing process where you look at your writing and figure out if the structure makes sense. You want the reader to get the flow and understand what the next paragraph talks about. Also, you want to make sure that important points are covered so that no sections are left out without proper elaboration.
  
 
== Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content ==
 
== Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content ==

Revision as of 14:19, 8 April 2008

Introduction

Imagine you were given a manual on how to fix your car engine. You took the book home, opened it up and started reading. What would make you throw the book away? How would you react if there was no 'Table of Contents'? Would you continue reading the book if there were no definitions on terms such as "carburetor" or "distribution cap"? What if there was no introduction to the chapter you were reading about?

What the car manual lacks is 'Revision'.

Revision is an integral part of the writing process where you look at your writing and figure out if the structure makes sense. You want the reader to get the flow and understand what the next paragraph talks about. Also, you want to make sure that important points are covered so that no sections are left out without proper elaboration.

Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content

Revision Step 2: Edit for Style

Revision Step 3: Edit for Grammar

Revision Step 4: Edit for Mechanics