Writing and Editing: Revision

This fourth and final course in the Word Mastery: Writing and Editing Series will help you master what is perhaps the most important step in the writing process: editing. You’ll learn the difference between editing and proofreading. You’ll practice “number dropping” so that the data and statistics you use are clear and compelling. And you’ll learn a system for giving and receiving feedback that will help you systematize what to cut and what to keep in each draft. As with the other three courses in this series, you’ll also have access to a wide range of books and other resources that you can use after you complete the course. These include: (1) readings and exercises that were provided to students who took the in-person versions of this course at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago; (2) two online libraries of excellent writing from a variety of journalists, scholars, novelists, poets, historians, and entrepreneurs; and (3) a monthly newsletter called “Good Suggestions.”