Improve your Writing (Revision)
Whenever you have written something always go back and go through it again. A great way to do this is sleeping on it. When your mind has a time to rest and is fresh it becomes a lot easier to go back and go through the paper.
When revising the paper make sure that all the main ideas and structure are perfect. Revising your paper is not like proofreading, here you are not looking at grammar or punctuation, but rather the whole picture. You may want to change some ideas and even a few paragraphs, or even add a few things here and there.
When going through the paper, make sure that you are looking for anything that is off topic and does not support your thesis, remove or change these things. You would also want to check if everything is logically in order and that it is all supportive of the main idea.
Check all your transitions you have used in and between paragraphs. Correcting these things will help the reader understand your writing as well as make your writing look more professional.
Make sure to check your language in your paper as well as the information. For example; if you are writing an article on honey for a heath industry you will use different jargon and language compared to writhing a children's story about honey.
Go through your tone and other use of information to check if they match up with your audience. Also make sure that this also captures your reader.
When going through your thesis check that it is well described and supported by your main idea and all your information within your paragraphs.
In your conclusion, makes sure that it closes your topic, main idea and your thesis. Some writing requires a few this left hanging and a few loose ends. Make sure that you try to tie up all loose string where possible; most topics that you will write about will require this and you will be able to do this.
A great way to check all these things is by using an outline. Just like you would use and outline to organise your work you can use it to check your work. This is a great idea as you get a summarised view of all your work and then you will be able to see where certain things are lacking. You can now quickly change it on your outline and then in your writing.
This is how I felt these past few days and thus I have implemented a few changes.
Just on a little side note for self improvement. I will be doing pushups, situps and squats for the amount of $$$ (ratio;$2:1) I earn on this post and will give a short feedback every day at the end of each post. This will be split in equally between all 3. Any not done will carry onto the next day.
Great post as always man. Liked it :)
Great post as always.. I think most people have their own unique writing style but the key points that you put out are very important to keep..
Cheers for the effort of writing this and much love from me
-Goldie
I agree with your comment @Vangelov . However, @dragonslayer109 posts went further in educating the lost mind in ways to be a better writter. Following you guys for more.
I used postcards for key points when revising and then stuck them all over my home
For revision and revisiting works sometimes I might also go out for a walk or tidy up around house to clear my mind. Revisiting the work with a clear mind can be very effective in landing the piece of work to what it needs to accomplish.
Whatever it is that helps you clear your mind is great, cooking can be a thing I do to clear my mind. As long as your mind is fresh then it is all good.
Nice write up. Will keep this tricks in mind for my next essays. I've also come tot the conclusion that reading books also enhances your vocabulary and writing style in general. Thanks for this post!
That is very true. Reading works wonders for a person.
Pending exercise is appearing like bounty to me!!!!
Revise, revise, revise. That is one of the great mantas you need to recite before, during, and after you write.
Although, I am guilty of multiple counts of not following this. But sometimes, it's good to remind yourself.
Up'd and RS'd.
Sometimes you just feel lazy and don't revise.
And that alone can kill what otherwise could be a great piece of writing.
I really botched a story I re-posted not long back and didn't realize it. I wrote the story in first person and present tense. For the re-post I had to change it to third person and past tense. I did it once through in a hurry to get it out. I failed miserably and all because of maybe one or two words.
Also, have fun doing three hundred squats.
hahahah I have also done so before. So I feel your pain. Well at least its not 300 only about 100.
Excellent Post on Writing ....Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion...!!!!
Thank you for the tips! Keep up the good work!