Revision+and+Editing

==== Revision is all about taking the to study your writing and attempting to make it better. It involves three basic actions: adding detail, moving or rearranging ideas, and taking out unnecessary information. However, if done correctly, these actions should be repeated, hence the prefix RE in revision, multiple times until all is perfection on the page! ====  //“I have come to accept the fact that I will never be done learning, and that committing to the time it takes to make things right is part of being a good writer. I want to be a great writer – that means making the effort to polish and polish some more.”//  //–Jan Cline// The first step in revision is READING. Take the time to reread your work with a critical mindset. Consider everything: ideas/details, organization, word choice, voice, and sentence fluency (structure). Ask yourself: Can it be better? How can I make it more intersting? More detailed? More original? More fluid? Consider what you can change, add, or take you out.
 * Revising and Editing**

====// Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. ~Colette, Casual Chance, 1964 //====

**A**dding Detail : //Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov// This is key step is often overlooked by beginning writers. Adding detail includes a wide variety of practices. As a writer you may need to insert clarifying adjectives and adverbs, add sentences to enhance your overall flow and fluidity, or even add entire paragraphs. **R**emoving Excess : //I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard// Get rid of the unimportant details that clutter your story. Keep your focus on your topic by showcasing the subject in a variety of ways without including redundant and unncessary detail. **M**ove : A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order. ~Jean Luc Godard Play with your organization. Consider moving words, sentences, even paragraphs around. Is there a better order? Will your story make more sense if you re-order your presentation? **S**ubstitute : Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. ~From the movie //Finding Forrester// Is there a better word? Phrase? Sentence? Can it be said more fluently? More imaginatively? More insightfully? Take the time to really consider your use of language and how your reader will interpret it. Make it interesting without going overboard. Keep it natural and true to life, yet unique to you. //“The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.”// //—Mark Twain// Revision checklists may be viewed at: []

Editing: // Critical reading is the essence of effective editing. // //~Ms. Hopper//
====Editing is all about making Conventions correct. Reread in order to insure punctuation, spelling, capitalization, paragraph breaks, and grammar and usage are correct. Consider their use. Do they enhance your overall presentation?====