Revisions

Chao- After spending a lot of time working on a chapter or a one shot, you are prepared to hit submit. And after you do, you get a few reviews. Some say they liked it, but some point out a few errors, like spelling, misusing words, or forgotten punctuation marks. Others say they got lost in long paragraphs or are confused between dialogue and narration. What happened?

Readers for this blog who write- We dunno! We placed in our hearts like any other writer would! Don't the reviewers know that we took time to write this out?!

Chao- Well, did you go over your work before submitting?

Readers- (procrastinate answering questions)

Chao- No? There are different ways to correcting your own work: Reading your work sentence by sentence, word by word; printing out your work since your eyes will see it differently on paper as oppose to a screen; or even ask for someone to look at it. Here are a few articles you can look at for other ideas.

Revise, Revise Again: Seven Steps to Flawless Work

How To Self Edit

Word Count

Chao- Have you turned in an essay for school and when you go it back there were markings for misspelled words or forgotten punctuations? Sometimes the computer does not have everything that you have typed registered. Other times it's because we think at a faster rate from what we type, and we believe the paper will resemble exactly what we thought.

Chao- Revisions are an important step in the writing process like brainstorming and first drafts. But they must be taken in separate times. If you rush your work, you can easily overlook some mistakes. You will know what your story is saying, but someone reading the story for the first time will not.