I got tagged
Bri from Unwellness tagged me. This is exciting cause I never get tagged!
1. Grab the nearest book of 123 pages or more.
2. Open it to page 123.
3. Find the first 5 sentences and write them down.
4. Then invite 5 friends to do the same.
"There is no magical method: revising means rethinking and rewriting, again and again and again, until you feel like you've gotten it right. Some people can do this solo, by casting a cold steely gaze on their own writing. Others are more timid and need to involve kindhearted readers who can say, gently but firmly, things like, "I can't understand what you're trying to say here," or " I liked this, but I thought it contradicted the idea you discussed on page 2." Some people work best by revising by categories: first for overall organization, then for clarity of thought, and so on; I can only do it by looking at everything at one, seeing what stands out for me as I reread again and again. No matter which method you use, each time you read through, write yourself lots of notes, either in the margin of your draft or on a pad of paper, keying your comments to particular paragraphs or pages."
From Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis
I tag Sophia (http://nycphoenix.wordpress.com/), Lo & Co (http://familyo.blogspot.com/), Liza (http://lizawashere.com/, j (http://littlestpea.com/), and Shelli (http://hydrangeasarepretty.blogspot.com/).
1. Grab the nearest book of 123 pages or more.
2. Open it to page 123.
3. Find the first 5 sentences and write them down.
4. Then invite 5 friends to do the same.
"There is no magical method: revising means rethinking and rewriting, again and again and again, until you feel like you've gotten it right. Some people can do this solo, by casting a cold steely gaze on their own writing. Others are more timid and need to involve kindhearted readers who can say, gently but firmly, things like, "I can't understand what you're trying to say here," or " I liked this, but I thought it contradicted the idea you discussed on page 2." Some people work best by revising by categories: first for overall organization, then for clarity of thought, and so on; I can only do it by looking at everything at one, seeing what stands out for me as I reread again and again. No matter which method you use, each time you read through, write yourself lots of notes, either in the margin of your draft or on a pad of paper, keying your comments to particular paragraphs or pages."
From Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis
I tag Sophia (http://nycphoenix.wordpress.com/), Lo & Co (http://familyo.blogspot.com/), Liza (http://lizawashere.com/, j (http://littlestpea.com/), and Shelli (http://hydrangeasarepretty.blogspot.com/).