Paper Writing Central

When you are ready to polish up the first draft.
A. Try to read it as if it were cold and unfamiliar to you. It is a good idea to do this a day or two after having written the first draft.
B. Reading the paper aloud is a good way to be sure that the language […]

It is always difficult to find errors in one's own work. The words and sentences appear correct on rereading because if the writer had known better, he or she would not have made the errors in the first place. But a careful rereading of a paper […]

No matter how many times you read through a "finished" paper, you're likely to miss many of your most frequent errors. This handout will help you proofread more effectively . . .

by giving you some useful general strategies for proofreading well
by giving you strategies which personalize proofreading so you […]