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While editing and proofreading may feel like overwhelming tasks at times, doing so can provide huge benefits to your writing.
When we write, it’s with the intention to communicate an idea to someone else. By re-reading and revising your work, you’re increasing the chances that someone will fully and truly understand your ideas. When you give yourself the time to proofread and edit, you’re likely to catch things you missed when writing.
And, if you practice editing and proofreading over time, you’ll be giving yourself the opportunity to notice patterns in your writing as you write. That will make you a more efficient writer!
University of North Carolina’s Editing and Proofreading Handout: If you’re confused about the differences between editing and proofreading, start here. This handout shares the specifics of proofreading and editing and provides pointers. There’s also a book recommendation at the bottom to support English Language Learners.
The Purdue Owl: On Purdue Owl’s mechanics tab, you can find helpful editing and proofreading information. Some of the subjects include higher and lower-order concerns, sentence clarity, sentence fragments, parallel structure, dangling modifiers and more. A great place to learn more about how to edit and proofread your own work!
Copyblogger, Five Easy Steps to Editing Your Own Work: This is a more fun and light-hearted read. This blog post provides five easy steps to editing your own work… just as the title suggests.
Scheduling an Appointment at the Writing Center: While we don’t edit or proofread assignments, we can help you become a better editor and proofreader! You can make an appointment online or in person and a consultant will help you find opportunities to make your writing stronger. You can also schedule aDoc Drop appointment if that’s a better fit for your schedule.
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