Feature Writing

The book Feature Writing: The Pursuit of Excellence has a great section called Revising Your Copy. A necessary and crucial task for writers is one that can be the most difficult, revising. Most writers find it difficult to revise their own papers because they believe that there is nothing wrong with their own words. It is very hard to have to change your whole paper around with revisions when you thought it was perfect the first time. in the author's words, "each writer is his or her own worst enemy".

A good way to revise your own paper is to read it once over to yourself and then walk away for a little bit to clear your head. When you come back to it you should look at it as if it were someone elses paper and try to be as critical as possible. if you dont try to pick out any mistakes, you will never get anywhere. Always make sure that you have another person look at it as well, such as your sister or brother. Having others read over your writing is a great way to get a fresh set of eyes to find mistakes or awkward sentences. This book has really helpful tips on how to revise your essay.