Edit your content:

• Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

• Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature a
  How to Roll New Business Your Way with Promotional Merchandise
  According to Wikipedia, the free internet encyclopedia: "A promotional item is merchandise given away free of charge to the public in an effort to promote a business or increase interest in, or sales of, a product. These items are also referred to by the slang terms schwag and tchotchke. (The latter is derived from a Yidd
  If you think proofreading equals editing, then you're wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks.

  As a whole:

  • Edit only *after* you've written the *whole* piece. If you stop to edit after every paragraph or sentence, you will disrupt the flow of your thoughts.

  • It is better to take a break before starting to edit a long manuscript so you’ll have a fresh perspective.

  • Revise only *hard copy* especially if your manuscript is quite long. Revising from a monitor is confusing.

  • Verify the spelling of names, figures, dates, and addresses. These are the most murdered items in manuscripts!

  • Be sure of what you put between those quotation marks! Otherwise, rephrase the line and omit the quotation marks.

  • Did you follow the writer guidelines? e.g., number of words required, font/font size specified, spacing, margins...

  Edit your content:

  • Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

  • Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature ar
    10 Simple Ways to Signature Service
    “Signature service” is a term that I often use to represent something that is fresh and unique to a customer’s experience with your business. All companies have “signature products” that separate them from the rest of the pack, something that their competitor lacks. "Signature service" is just that. Customer service t
    itten the *whole* piece. If you stop to edit after every paragraph or sentence, you will disrupt the flow of your thoughts.

  • It is better to take a break before starting to edit a long manuscript so you’ll have a fresh perspective.

  • Revise only *hard copy* especially if your manuscript is quite long. Revising from a monitor is confusing.

  • Verify the spelling of names, figures, dates, and addresses. These are the most murdered items in manuscripts!

  • Be sure of what you put between those quotation marks! Otherwise, rephrase the line and omit the quotation marks.

  • Did you follow the writer guidelines? e.g., number of words required, font/font size specified, spacing, margins...

  Edit your content:

  • Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

  • Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature a
    Home Buying Help - 7 Mistakes You Must Avoid When Buying A House
    Mistake #1: Buying the Wrong HouseBefore you start looking for a house, create a checklist that contains everything you want in a home. Take the checklist with you EVERY time you look at a house and use it to identify what the house does and doesn't have. Make a list of all the features that you want in a hom

  • Revise only *hard copy* especially if your manuscript is quite long. Revising from a monitor is confusing.

  • Verify the spelling of names, figures, dates, and addresses. These are the most murdered items in manuscripts!

  • Be sure of what you put between those quotation marks! Otherwise, rephrase the line and omit the quotation marks.

  • Did you follow the writer guidelines? e.g., number of words required, font/font size specified, spacing, margins...

  Edit your content:

  • Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

  • Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature a
    Making Money During the Holidays: 7 Easy Ways to Earn Extra Cash From Home - Fast!
    There are a million ways to make money online from home. Let's just look at 7 good ones to get started with. Here we go...1. Did you know you can make money on eBay within just days? You can, and I believe this is the fastest and easiest way to get started on a home-based business. Start by looking through y
    p>

  • Be sure of what you put between those quotation marks! Otherwise, rephrase the line and omit the quotation marks.

  • Did you follow the writer guidelines? e.g., number of words required, font/font size specified, spacing, margins...

  Edit your content:

  • Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

  • Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature a
    If You're in School, You Need To Get a College Credit Card
    Don’t make life difficult for yourself while attending university or college. There’s no need when you consider your options. It can be very expensive to go to school nowadays. The price of books, housing, food, and transportation alone can set a student back tens of thousands of dollars. Not to mention the fact that scho
    rgins...

  Edit your content:

  • Be sure that you did not stray from your topic. Are your paragraphs coherent?

  • Did you fulfill your purpose for writing that piece? Is your entertainment feature article entertaining enough? Did your personality sketch bring out your subject's unique and distinct qualities?

  • If necessary, did you provide enough supporting data (graphs, charts, figures) for your piece?

  • If applicable, did your article answer the 5 Ws and H? Who, what, why, were, when and how.

  Edit for tightness:

  • Remove redundant and useless words.

  • What about diction? Did you use the right word to express what you mean? For example, "He stared at her" is more intense than "He looked at her." "Devour" is not the same as "eat."

  • Did you vary the length of your sentences? Combining long with short sentences makes your article easier and more natural to read.

  • Did you check that the body of your article is longer than the introduction (lead)? Some writers get carried way. They focus on an effective lead to hook the readers but neglect the body of the article!