Revision Process

The revision process is probably the second most important step in writing any paper. What is a paper if you don’t go back and make sure it is right. The main thing that you get out of revising is correcting simple mistakes. Most of the time people write something that sounds good in their head but doesn’t make sense if someone else reads it. A way to test this is by reading the paper out loud to yourself; however, the best way to revise a paper is to read it to other people. This way you get others opinions that will help your paper while making sure it makes sense. The way I am going to try to apply the process to my own paper is to simply make the paper better. Of course I am going to try and spot grammatical errors and such but there is more than that. With the first draft I have the basic concepts and outline for the paper. Now I can concentrate on putting more tension in places that seem to get boring. Also I am able to put a story where I believe the paper needs an example of a point or just some more detail. The main way that I will apply revisions is by reading my own paper in the reader’s point of view. I will try to pinpoint when things get boring or unclear or even if it just does not help my subject. In all, I am going to focus on my paper being entertaining and not becoming a boring read