Writing and Revision

Revising or just improving grammar mistakes- what do I do? For this particular assignment- our second Essay I am choosing to revise what I wrote. If I only changed the revisions in the grammar I wouldn't be making the most of the corrections and advice that I received.

Usually when I have to write something, which is typically a press release, I have at least one more person read it. I am hoping when I ask someone to read it that they proof not just the grammar but the writing itself. I need to know that what I think makes sense, actually does.

Once when I asked someone to read a press release I had written they handed it back to me and told me it didn't make sense. They said, "read it out loud and you'll see why." Which is what I did and realized I was writing it so fast when I was thinking that I had skipped words and it didn't come out right. Now I try to do that and slow down the process making sure that it all makes sense.

In Essay #2, sure I have some grammar issues but one main part I need to revise is my opening paragraph. It does not have a sentence that really grabs the reader at the start. Because of this I am going to revise it.

Another thing my Essay #2 needs in the revision is for me to focus on how the language ties in with the purpose of the poem. As one reader of my Essay #2 said- in the end you did all the work to define the language used and they were left feeling, "so what," and that can't be.

Revising can be hard, but if I want this essay to be better, it needs to be revised. This link to a Quick Five Step Guide to Revising and Editing was a useful one to help in my process: http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/05/quick-five-step-guide-to-revising-and-editing/.