Personally doing revisions is something I do nonchalantly. I truly do understand the process and why we do it, however I just think it’s a bad process. One of my professors in high school made me do several draft/revisions before I got to write the final draft. There was always something left to add or take away. I usually write all my drafts to the full extent, meeting the criteria etc. Therefore the revision process was a bore to me. Revising, editing, and proofreading the same exact thing over and over, very dreadful. The revising part was most of the work because I felt I said everything I needed in the “first draft”. I usually alter it while writing, making corrections etc. Editing is mostly correcting grammar mistakes, fixing the flow of words. Proofreading on the other hand is what I usually do and thus I hate writing drafts. It’s the last step in which you’re mostly done just checking for errors you might have glanced over. Nevertheless I do understand Brock Dethier’s piece on revision. I like how he presented the point of view of the audience. He knows everyone dreads the experience and thus I agree with him. Several resistances he listed to come to my mind when I try to revise. Specifically “3.Revision makes things worse.” stops me from revising. I don’t want to regret making changes. However I guess you must take risks to improve your writing.
