Can You Proofread Your Own Work? Step 5 of the 5-Step Writing Process
If editing your own work is tricky, proofreading your own work is trickier yet.
Yes, You Can Get Better at Grammar (Step 4b of the 5-step writing process)
Editing your own work is tricky. That's why people like me stay in business! I offer here one way to get better at editing right now and two ways to get better over time.
Striving for 5 Cs
The easy distinction between step 3, revision, and step 4, editing, is scale. Revision is about the big picture. Step 4 is when you start sweating the small stuff. A common misconception is that editing [...]
The Real Work of Writing (Step 3 of the 5-Step Writing Process)
"Good writing is essentially rewriting," said Roald Dahl. Google "writing and revision quotes" to find that dozens of world-famous authors agree: The real work of writing is revising. Re-vision is re-seeing. You take a step [...]
The Fastest Step of the 5-Step Writing Process
There's just one thing you need to know about drafting.