A copy editor’s 4 quick and easy tips for revising and editing your own work
First published May 31, 2018: This article has been updated and improved.
I’ve panelbeaten countless stories into shape working as a newspaper subeditor in Australia and England.
Indeed, reading and correcting acres of copy is all part of the job!
But pruning and tightening is also an essential step for those who have written a first draft of an autobiography, memoir, biography or other life-story project.
A small amount of time spent ‘polishing’ a manuscript is a wonderful investment.
Firstly, it will help you become a better writer and secondly, you will be a reader crowd-pleaser.
So here are my top editing suggestions to make your writing shine so it is ‘all killer and no filler’!
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