Reviewing your work: redrafting and editing
We are linking the terms 'redrafting' and 'editing' in this lesson although, in practice, they are usually thought of as rather different activities. It is usually assumed that redrafting take place at an earlier stage than editing and that it may involve a more comprehensive rewrite.
A first draft could be a piece of non-stop practice writing in which you quickly write as much as you can of your whole assignment. You then write it, and this may involve a lot of change. One way of thinking about the difference between redrafting and editing is that redrafting is usually done by the writer them self when they work towards getting down what they really think they want to say. This may take place through out the writing process, especially if you are using a computer, which make it very easy to redraft as you write. Some professional writers say that they redraft many times before they are satisfied.
Editing may be seen more as a matter of checking over the organization and style of your work, although you may wish to deal with some content matters at this stage too. It takes place from the perspective of an outsider, even if this outsider is the writer himself. Professional academic writers, offering a paper for ab academic journal, have their work read by several referees on behalf of the editor. These readers count as knowledgeable peers and help determine whether or not the article will be published, if so, what amendments might be useful.
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