Revising an essay is not just proofreading it, although this is part of the revision process. Your first draft is only the start of the real work. It often takes more effort and time to revise than it ...

(This is the final post in a five-part series. You can see Part One here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here.) The new question-of-the-week is: How do you get students to want to ...

Revision implies a “re-seeing” of your text, not just a quick clean up. To effectively revise, or re-see, writers should focus on rhetorical concerns that have significant impact on the text. For ...

Before you begin writing the actual essay, prewriting and getting prepared consists of a couple steps. First is Getting Started: Restate the main point: In a sentence or two, wrap up the main point of ...

As a reporter, I’m always looking for feedback on my writing. Sometimes I need it fast. But editors aren’t machines; they can do only a few things at a time. Maybe a machine would be the best ...