Comments on: Self Editing Tip #1: Distancing yourself from your work http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/self-editing-tip-1-distancing-yourself-from-your-work/ ...to help you get ahead with better articles Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 5 Ways to Know You’ve Written a Good Article | Article Writing Tips http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/self-editing-tip-1-distancing-yourself-from-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-467 5 Ways to Know You’ve Written a Good Article | Article Writing Tips Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:37:41 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/?p=430#comment-467 [...] editing process went beyond spell check. The article was allowed to marinate, then read aloud, printed out and double checked. It has been screened more than Dionne Warwick at the [...] [...] editing process went beyond spell check. The article was allowed to marinate, then read aloud, printed out and double checked. It has been screened more than Dionne Warwick at the [...]

]]> By: Self Editing Tip #2 – Read It Out Loud | Article Writing Tips http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/self-editing-tip-1-distancing-yourself-from-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Self Editing Tip #2 – Read It Out Loud | Article Writing Tips Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:55:39 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/?p=430#comment-436 [...] about distancing yourself from your work in order to be able to edit with a fresh and critical eye: Self Editing Tip #1: Distancing yourself from your work. In addition to distancing yourself from your piece you need to be able to hear what the piece [...] [...] about distancing yourself from your work in order to be able to edit with a fresh and critical eye: Self Editing Tip #1: Distancing yourself from your work. In addition to distancing yourself from your piece you need to be able to hear what the piece [...]

]]> By: Phil http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/self-editing-tip-1-distancing-yourself-from-your-work/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Phil Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:35:49 +0000 http://freelancewritinggigs.com/articlewriting/?p=430#comment-433 One more suggestion: Hire an editor, especially if a high-paying project, a high-volume client or you just get too busy to give things a good enough second read. I've hired someone I know as a subcontractor/editor a few times in these instances. It was well worth the money I paid because they were top-flight projects. By the way, your other suggestions are excellent. I always print things out, more because I come from years of print journalism, and tend to have more mistakes if I don't let it cool for a couple of hours before reviewing -- though some daily desadline items don't permit that luxury. One more suggestion: Hire an editor, especially if a high-paying project, a high-volume client or you just get too busy to give things a good enough second read. I’ve hired someone I know as a subcontractor/editor a few times in these instances. It was well worth the money I paid because they were top-flight projects.

By the way, your other suggestions are excellent. I always print things out, more because I come from years of print journalism, and tend to have more mistakes if I don’t let it cool for a couple of hours before reviewing — though some daily desadline items don’t permit that luxury.

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