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Main Steps in Quick Revising |
| • | Try to step outside yourself and get into a spirit of pragmatic detachment. Emphasize cutting. | | • | Keep your audience and purpose clearly in mind. | | • | Mark the good passages. | | • | Figure out the main point. | | • | Put the good passages in order. Perhaps make an outline. Add pieces that are missing. | | • | Write out a draft -- excluding the beginning. | | • | Write the beginning; make sure you have a suitable conclusion. | | • | Tighten and clarify by cutting. Reading your draft outloud will help you experience it from a reader's point of view. | | • | Get rid of mistakes in grammar and usage. |
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