Editing Your Own Work
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Canavor, Natalie and Claire Meirowitz
Communication World Bulletin
2005

Abstract:

One of the most difficult things a writer can do is to edit his or her own work. It's great to have someone else, preferably a trained editor, review what you've written. But you may not always have that luxury, and even if you do, you should never be satisfied with a first draft.