When I revise my writing, I imagine that I could always do better.  Revising essentially helps me gain a new found confidence in myself because I am able to correct an errors I have previously made and improve my writing to the best of my ability.  When I revise my own work,  I gain a sense of confidence because I find new ways to improve my writing.  I go through a similar process that probably mostly everyone else does.  First, I reread my work aloud to see where I can change my diction or add or take out anything unnecessary.  Next, I do any necessary research to help me expand my writing with facts and sources for credibility.  Also, I allow someone else to read my paper to help me figure out what else I could do and provide me with constructive criticism.  It takes awhile, but it is definitely worth it!  According to, “Acts of Revision”, “authors in this collection will be considering revision as the practice of making meaningful changes in texts at the word, sentence, paragraph, and full text level by adding, deleting, substituting, and rethinking their work entirely. As editors, they are concerned with assuring the text has consistency and, at times, that is conforms to “house style”: the requirements of a class or publisher. As proofreaders, they check to make sure their revisions and their editing has been completed carefully and that no typographical errors mar their best presentation of their texts and thinking.”  This essentially shows that revising, editing, and proofreading have similar aspects, but are very different at the same time.  Revising is like the outer layer and the most detailed process.  You must observe different sources and allow yourself to accept that there are many ways to make your writing better.  Editing comes next, where you must ask others to check out your work.  Finally, proofreading is like the icing on the cake, where you must check for spelling errors or add or take out any punctuation.  In Brock Dethier’s piece, I strongly enjoyed reading about when he mentions writing in a journal and how he ties it all back to revision.  He states, “To revise, writers must compare versions, consider alternate methods of development and organization, assess the quality of their communication, and play, often with style options.”  Overall, revision needs you to be open minded to new ideas from various sources, essentially making room for improvement.  All authors need to go through the revision process; therefore, having a positive attitude and believe that their writing can always be better due to new ideas, a lot of help, and REVISION!