Pay attention to the rhythm of your writing try to use sentences of varying lengths and patterns. Watch for very long sentences, since they may be less clear than shorter, more direct sentences. You want to polish your sentences at this point, making them smooth, interesting, and clear. Remember that editing isn’t just about errors. If you’re not sure if you need that comma or whether to use “affect” or “effect,” look it up in a writing handbook, or ask your instructor for help. Computer spell-checkers often make errors – they might suggest a word that isn’t what you want at all, and they don’t know the difference between there, their, and they’re, for example. Use the spell-checker on your computer, but use it carefully, and also do your own spell-checking. Again, this can help you focus so you’ll do a better job. Read through your paper several times, once looking just at spelling, another time looking just at punctuation, and so on. Your instructor can probably help you identify the errors you’ve made most often in your previous papers, and then you can focus your attention on finding and fixing them. You’re bound to have a few items that you have always wanted to do in the forefront of you mind, and immediately write those down. Find Ideas Once you have made the decision to make a bucket list, you need to start cultivating ideas. This will help you focus on the sentences, rather than getting caught up in the content of your paper. 30 Before 30, 40 before 40, or 50 before 50 Choose goals that you want to do before reaching a certain age.
Try reading backwards, a sentence at a time. The results will definitely be worthwhile.Īsk someone else to read over your paper and help you find sentences that aren’t clear, places where you’re being wordy, and any errors. Approaching your writing with a clear head and having at least an hour to work on editing will ensure that you can do a thorough, thoughtful job. Try to give yourself a break between the time you complete your final version of the paper and the time you sit down to edit.
This will slow you down and you will hear the difference between what you meant to write and what you actually wrote. Proofread at the time of day when you are most alert to spotting errors. Set the paper aside for the night - or even for twenty minutes. Try to make a break between writing and proofreading. Then proofread again for the next most frequent problem. If commas are your most frequent problem, go through the paper checking just that one problem. Proofread for one type of error at a time. Make a list of the errors you make repeatedly. Before you proofread, look over papers you have written in the past. This will give your eyes a manageable amount of text to read. Place a ruler under each line as you read it. This will force you to look at the surface elements rather than the meaning of the paper. Begin at the end and work back through the paper paragraph by paragraph or even line by line.
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