Editing and Revising

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"?

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!