Writing Focus – Revising

Consider these two quotations from published authors on the revising step of the writing process.

"Half my life is an act of revising."
— John Irvin, author of The Cider House Rules

"After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvements and again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few years to a few months."
— Margaret Haddix, author of the Shadow Children series and The Missing series

Now take a moment to think about your own revising process for papers you have written. What do you do when you revise? How long does it take? Is it hard for you or easy? Do you do it alone, or do you elicit help from others? What do you like and dislike about revising? Create a journal entry answering these questions. If you need assistance on writing a journal entry, please visit the Developmental Module for more information. Once you have completed your journal entry, please save it with a file name of mod6top4_revising and submit it to the journal dropbox.