Chapter 3 Rules for Writers Global Revision

There are many stages of writing in which have great techniques to use but global revision definitely seems to be the most under used correctly and overlooked. I have realized a different concept of how global revision is used than I had prior to chapter three reading. We all know that writing never emerges perfectly from our minds with clarity and organization and we must travel through a series of stages to the final product. I also see how global revision and proofreading can be thought of as one in the same and I think it is important to separate these processes of revising and editing. There is definitely an overlap in the two but revision is a continual process of writing and re-writing where editing or proofreading focuses on grammar once you have a draft.
Global revision is revising and redrafting a paper till its right, you review the overall paper looking at the bigger picture, how it flows and the main point having clarity which may mean changing the direction of the paper. In a nutshell I see this as a revision where you review and change the ideas, reasoning and conclusions of a paper which it is mentioned is the process that is often resisted. This is important in clarifying the introduction, thesis and main point of a paper so that it is clear enough.
Editing is proofreading attending to the detail and usually this is done once you are happy with the idea and flow of the paper. This is done after you have done everything else; this is also the integral part of the paper. I learned great techniques on how to proofread properly in this chapter and wished I would have known them when I was doing the first essay. They include: don’t read large sections because you will miss a lot, read the paper aloud to find repetitions and missing links, use a hard copy to proofread rather than a computer screen it is useful!! Spell check is not your best friend although useful it cannot be relied on alone, because if you don’t have the right word it may not catch this.
My last point is that global revision in the book suggests that in this revising process we look at the paper fresh so that we see it again but in the view of our audience to make our point consistent. Going forward I will definitely attempt to use global revision to my advantage with more clarity of how the process is used.