"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 [...]
A new subscriber wrote, "Our biggest challenge is how to communicate our complex, jargon-laden capacity building work in clear and compelling terms to policymakers and funders." Yes, that's a big challenge!
The purpose of a first draft of almost any piece of writing is different from the purpose of the final piece. The first draft gets your ideas out on paper. It helps you figure out what you have to say and how to say it. In revising, you do a 180-degree turn.
