For me the editing process was a bit difficult. This is mostly because my thesis wasn’t fully matured to where the paper practically writes itself. I had a general argument that is clear to me but it may not be clear to the reader, or written in a way that gives it a “so-what” factor. I also had some issues with analysis considering I thought I knew how to analyze well, but then didn’t in my first daft. I needed to really highlight exactly how and why the quote works with the rest of my writing, but this was problematic because I thought I analyzed well the first time- and then I didn’t. I tend to run into this problem a lot, because I know exactly what I’m trying to say which makes it difficult if it is clear to the reader, or If its only clear to me because I know what I’m trying to say if that makes any sense. I get very caught up in what I’m trying to say when it could be just easier to say it, I’ve seen a pattern in my writing where I dance around what I’m trying to say but don’t actually say it. I think in this draft I worked hard on just saying it, but we’ll see if that’s clear to the reader.
My edited draft is better formatted and clearer in my opinion but I don’t think it is completely done. I need outside points of view to assure me that my point is well articulated and clear, which is always a big problem along with the strength of my thesis.