How to Edit Your Writing Online
Editing is a part of the writing process--an important part. Whether you edit yourself or are lucky enough to have someone edit your work for you, no writer should allow his work to go to the next level without a pass through editorial channels. The Internet provides a number of ways for writers to edit their work online, have their work edited by others, and participate in writing groups that can sharpen writing skills.
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Sign up for an online website such as the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant. Websites such as these focus content on areas of interest to editors or writers looking to edit their own work. There are free articles available about grammar and mechanics, special sections on revising and editing and a community blog where you can share editing tips and tricks with peers or even edit one another's work. Paradigm Online Writing Assistant is devoted solely to addressing editorial subject matter in a community environment.
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Submit your work to an online manuscript checker such as Essay Rater or Paperrater. These websites offer online editing tools that check your work for grammar, structure, spelling and usage; Both Essay Rater and Paperrater include a plagiarism checker. After you have thoroughly gone over your manuscript, running it through a readability and error checker can help ensure you haven't left any mistakes behind.
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Edit your work using a free online word processor such as Google Docs or Zoho. These are full-featured word processors online. There's no cost, and anyone can sign up. Using an online word processor allows you to do all of your editing online, anywhere, from any computer, any time of the day. There's no software to download.
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Read through your manuscript again, after it's gone through the editing process. Although tools are helpful and can help you catch many errors, there is nothing better than the human eye and a careful reading of your work. Even when you feel you've done your best, there is often something that can be written better.
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Tips & Warnings
Even with all the online editing tools available to you online, working with another writer can be beneficial to you. Fresh eyes are often helpful. Try to find a partner whose work you can edit in exchange for your editing of his work.
