Revision is Your Best Friend, So Make Your Best Friend Revise

No matter how great of a writer you are, there is always room for improvement. Revising your writing is an essential step towards becoming a good writer.  After making an outline and organizing exactly how you want to present information to your reader, you must then go back and reread what you wrote to be absolutely sure you said what you wanted to.  One helpful tip get your "bang for your buck" in revising is to read your material out loud. I've learned that what is written on paper has a tendency to be much more confusing once you actually say it out loud. It is also extremely important to have others read your writing before you publish it.  Even if you understand what you are trying to say, it may be very confusing for fresh eyes. You, as a writer, may also find that you have not given enough background information and have your reader lost after the first paragraph. The people reading your writing will not continue through the entirety of the article if it is confusing; why publish something if it isn't going to be read? To avoid the tragedy of an unread article, do yourself a favor and make sure it's worth reading.