TECH: An Editing Trick
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writercisesOriginal Posting: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 18:35:02 JST
This is both the simplest and the most effective aid to editing that I know.
When you run out of breath, can't figure out which way the sentence went, need to pause, stumble over the words, lose the points in the bramble - you need to fix it.
If you don't do this already, try it. You may like it.
This is both the simplest and the most effective aid to editing that I know.
Read it out loud.
When you run out of breath, can't figure out which way the sentence went, need to pause, stumble over the words, lose the points in the bramble - you need to fix it.
If you don't do this already, try it. You may like it.
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