Writing Tip #4 : Write first, revise later
Don’t try to generate text and revise it all at once;
these require different skills and focus. Those who try to write excellent text
at first draft invariably write nothing or very little.
After your first draft, put
it away for a few days then come back to it and revise.
Revise, revise, revise and
keep revising your article --- you will have a great article in the end.
Even for this small
piece of writing( this Writing Tips postings), I did it over a period of time
as well. Going through the same process as I mentioned in the last few posts
and will reiterate in the future posts. The same thing---you write and then revise,revise
and revise. As non-English writers we have to admit our limitation with the
language. You can never be perfect but through a proper process the errors will
be minimized, that’s all.
It’s also a good
practice to let someone read your article before you send it out to a journal
or a conference. Pick someone who is familiar with the subject, who can
understand the terms and the process , to read your article.
No comments:
Post a Comment