My advisor said: “You've edited, but you haven't revised.” I thought they were the same. A guide explains: Editing fixes grammar, punctuation, word choice. Revising changes structure, argument, evidence. You revise first, then edit.
I've been fixing commas when I should have been rethinking my argument. Now I'm going back to the big stuff: Is my thesis clear? Is my evidence convincing? Are my sections in the right order? For other writers, how do you separate the two processes?
I've been fixing commas when I should have been rethinking my argument. Now I'm going back to the big stuff: Is my thesis clear? Is my evidence convincing? Are my sections in the right order? For other writers, how do you separate the two processes?
