Revise in Reverse — 2 Quick Tricks for Revision
3 min readMar 31, 2018
Get perspective on your writing by revising backwards
After the thrill of the first draft, writers crave perspective. We need some distance from our drafts in order to edit and revise.
One time-tested strategy for gaining perspective is to put some time between yourself and your draft. You can sleep on a piece overnight or stuff it in a drawer or a digital…
