The editting process (1 Viewer)

[tez0r]

How is everyone approaching it? I'm sort of just re-reading it on the comp and rewriting as i go along. I'm trying to put it off a bit though since my EE2 teacher hasn't emailed back. But i know some of you guys use a good ol' red pen and go crazy, and then retype, which i think is a hassle and a waste of time during this trial study period.

 

[get_born]

what ive done is edit the whole thing ive printed the copy and sat down going through it slowly. (lying down beats sitting at the desk- kills the back) Then I went back and what ever i edited on the paper i fixed on the laptop. Its like editing twice in one go, cos your rereading the second time.

 

[glitterfairy]

I approached it from the top, and edit that as neccessary (the whole retyping thing takes way too long, especially if you're not actually changing every single word). When I was happy with something, I left a big gap between the "reworked" and "unconquered" work (about a third of a page, easy to find) because I did find I had to go backwards here and there to make a future point more logical.

However I also did the printing thing. Reading a hard copy is always a good thing, because drafts tend to look different on paper than they do on the computer screen (thus you can pick up more). So, if you have a critiqued hard copy as a guide for your reworking, then I say it's a good thing.

 

[Jace]

I printed it, went through and like commented on the entire thing, and stuck that in my logbook, then i i wrote up a new plot progression, rewrote it (only because it was nessasary, usually i dont) ive done the same thing with the second draft, but now im just going through and changing stuff as is nessasary, no more rewritting.

 

[gordo]

what ive done is edit the whole thing ive printed the copy and sat down going through it slowly. (lying down beats sitting at the desk- kills the back) Then I went back and what ever i edited on the paper i fixed on the laptop. Its like editing twice in one go, cos your rereading the second time.

good way to waste trees

 

[ivan.]

hard copy, read it, wrote all over it and then fixed it on the computer. repeat until brown.

 

[Lunatic]

Editing? Wrote 2/3 of one story, decided it was complete rubbish, 'filed' it as such, unfiled, put in journal. Typed up second story based very loosely (and I mean *very*) around first. Printed hard copy. Red pen. Gave red pen and red-penned hard copy to others. Had both returned. Went back to computer copy, made appropriate amendments... Printed off a hard copy of *that*, and now I just kind of read over it every now and then looking for small things that could be fixed. Until I find any, I'm content to say that the story component of my major work is finished. Hoorah!

 

[jhakka]

I approached it from the top, and edit that as neccessary (the whole retyping thing takes way too long, especially if you're not actually changing every single word). When I was happy with something, I left a big gap between the "reworked" and "unconquered" work (about a third of a page, easy to find) because I did find I had to go backwards here and there to make a future point more logical.

However I also did the printing thing. Reading a hard copy is always a good thing, because drafts tend to look different on paper than they do on the computer screen (thus you can pick up more). So, if you have a critiqued hard copy as a guide for your reworking, then I say it's a good thing.

The advantage of a total retyping is that you pick up any mistakes you might have missed in your red pen phase.

 

[kyu_chan]

good way to waste trees

also a good way for spotting errors

 

[paper cup]

How is everyone approaching it? I'm sort of just re-reading it on the comp and rewriting as i go along. I'm trying to put it off a bit though since my EE2 teacher hasn't emailed back. But i know some of you guys use a good ol' red pen and go crazy, and then retype, which i think is a hassle and a waste of time during this trial study period.

yeah that's what I do.
um somebody actually went over my work using the word editing thingo and the only hard copy that I have is the one my teacher wrote all over at the beginning of term 1....

 

[d_a_n_z]

just to clarify, are you talking about editing in reflection statement?

 

[PerfectByNature]

i like to print it of and scribble all over it, i find it easier to see mistakes when its on paper.
also, ive had my teacher have a look, and some friends, its very helpful having lots of friends who are good at english, spelling and all that!