TIPS 101 #10

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Keep polishing

If you don't get it right first time, you can do what most writers do – polish and perfect through the editing process. Don't make the mistake of thinking that editing is the same as proofreading; it's about much more than correcting errors. Rather, editing involves carefully going through your work to see what to leave out, what to change, finding out what you have to do to improve your writing, make it sharper, tidier, better.

Editing can be hard work. It's said that Ernest Hemingway took the last page of A Farewell to Arms through nearly 40 drafts, so don't give up if you feel you're getting nowhere.

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