{"id":146,"date":"2019-01-22T21:03:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=146"},"modified":"2019-01-22T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:03:09","slug":"revising-editing-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/chapter\/revising-editing-process\/","title":{"raw":"Revising &amp; Editing Process","rendered":"Revising &amp; Editing Process"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Revising &amp; Editing Process<\/h1>\r\n<img class=\"alignright  wp-image-15290\" src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"a woman working on the computer\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" \/>Revision and editing are both important parts of the writing process, yet many students skip revision and don\u2019t spend enough time editing. It\u2019s important to remember that these steps are separate and that each step takes time. The following pages will help you develop strong revision and editing strategies for your writing process.\r\n\r\n<strong>Revision<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe revision process is an essential aspect of writing and one that you should build in time for before submitting your written work.\r\n\r\n<strong>Revision means to \u201cre-see\u201d the piece of writing<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nIt isn\u2019t just proofreading your paper or correcting grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors. Revision is stepping back and looking at your paper as a whole and seeing if you are effectively saying what you intend to say.\u00a0It is giving your paper a thorough look to see how you can make it stronger. Your goal should always be to write clearly, concisely, and in an engaging way.\r\n\r\nOne way to go about re-seeing your writing is to do it in three stages.\u00a0Many people skip the first stage, but looking at the big picture is crucial in making sure you have a well-developed essay that expresses your ideas.","rendered":"<h1>Revising &amp; Editing Process<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-15290\" src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/computer-1185626_1920-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"a woman working on the computer\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" \/>Revision and editing are both important parts of the writing process, yet many students skip revision and don\u2019t spend enough time editing. It\u2019s important to remember that these steps are separate and that each step takes time. The following pages will help you develop strong revision and editing strategies for your writing process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The revision process is an essential aspect of writing and one that you should build in time for before submitting your written work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revision means to \u201cre-see\u201d the piece of writing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t just proofreading your paper or correcting grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors. Revision is stepping back and looking at your paper as a whole and seeing if you are effectively saying what you intend to say.\u00a0It is giving your paper a thorough look to see how you can make it stronger. Your goal should always be to write clearly, concisely, and in an engaging way.<\/p>\n<p>One way to go about re-seeing your writing is to do it in three stages.\u00a0Many people skip the first stage, but looking at the big picture is crucial in making sure you have a well-developed essay that expresses your ideas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-146\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Revising &amp; Editing Process. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL). <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/writing-process\/revising-and-editing\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/writing-process\/revising-and-editing\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":17533,"menu_order":34,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Revising & Editing Process\",\"author\":\"Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL)\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/writing-process\/revising-and-editing\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-146","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":23,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/146\/revisions\/151"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/23"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/146\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=146"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=146"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-collegecomp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}