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Revision methods used by the Celebrity authors
Because English is my second language I encountered some of the difficulties in writing in this language, In
terms of
vocabulary and ways to use the methods in academic writing. But with time and
learn new vocabulary and learn the techniques and practice them, my skills have
evolved in writing more than before. First I gather ideas on the subject that I
want to write about it. Then type my first draft, and then I start the first revision
and correcting mistakes and add more details or decrease it. Then when my
second draft is ready, I revised a second time and third and fourth, until I
get satisfied with it. At that point I start to type it, and the final draft
will be ready for out into the light. In this essay, I looked for some interviews
of well-known writers, to find out their methods of revising. What is the style
and methods that writers use to review their drafts?
Some of the Authors I researched said
that they are consulting about the others taking their work and revise it. Louise
Erdrich says , “At every opportunity. Usually, I add chapters that I have
written too late to include in the original. Or I try to improve the Ojibwelanguage used in the book. As I learn more or I consult my teachers, I learn
how much I don’t know. Ojibwe is something I’ll be a lifelong failure at—it is
my windmill. I've changed Love Medicine quite a lot, and I wanted to
revise The Blue Jay’s Dance. For one thing I wanted to take out
the recipes. Don’t try the lemon-meringue pie, it doesn't work. I've received
letters. I can’t wait to change Four Souls. There are some big mistakes
in that”. In my opinion this is a good
step for a writer, First for a novice writer, it's good to consult with the
writers with experience and benefit from their advice and experience in
writing, and Secondly to know Audience Reactions on the book or essay by submitting it to the people
surrounding and close to the writer.
Also, William Gibson said explaining
his methods in revising, “Every day, when I sit down with the manuscript, I
start at page one and go through the whole thing, revising freely. I do, though
that might consist of only a few small changes. I've done that since my
earliest attempts at short stories. It would be really frustrating for me not
to be able to do that. I would feel as though I were flying blind. The
beginnings of my books are rewritten many times. The endings are only a draft
or three, and then they’re done. But I can scan the manuscript very quickly,
much more quickly than I could ever read anyone else’s prose.” For me I used
this method several times in writing. It's good to use for either novice or a
professional writer. Every day to conduct a freely revising, starting from the
first page and go through the whole thing, to be completely satisfied with his
work.
Michael Holroyd, described his
methods in revising by saying, “For most of my career, I’ve written with a pen
on paper, lengthwise, on unlined A4 paper. I have a wastepaper basket close by,
in which to file quite a number of these pages. I go through six or more whole
drafts by the end. I wish I could do it more quickly. In the past, I would type
it and revise again. Of course, I alter it more after I see my editor. It’s a
long process. Now it’s slightly different, I still do the beginnings of pages
with a pen on A4 paper, but then I move to the computer screen. The only danger
of a screen is that it flatters you, it makes what you’ve done look better than
it is.” Writing in the past was consuming large quantities of paper, in editing
and revision. But after having computer and ease of typing using it, the way
differed, especially in revision, in terms of ease of deleting information and
adjusted, Although some authors prefer the traditional way with a pen and paper
when writing the first draft, and I prefer the same traditional way of writing.
Do you revise every day? The answer
for this question from Samuel R. Delany was “Pretty much so, except the days or
the hours I devote to writing a first draft. Eighty-five to ninety-five percent
of my work is rewriting and revision. Probably that started as a strategy to
deal with the wages of dyslexia. Now its habit, but it was a fortunate habit to
acquire.” Revision is an important step in the writing process. The writer
should do this step several times until the work is completed successfully. And
to be a habit that takes Eighty-five to ninety-five percent of his time in
re-writing and revision as Samuel said. I think its good advice..jpg)
What about poems? How
many times the Authors revise it before they get decide that they’re done? Henri
Cole, answered that question by saying,” Maybe thirty or forty. I do a revision
every day until it’s done. This might go on for months or years. Sometimes I
get it on the first day. Those are the poems written by the demon.” Here the
issue is different for the poem. The revision process depends on the poetic
talent of the writer, and may vary in difficulty. The writer is revising his
poem thirty to forty times, or it may take months and perhaps for years to
finish one poem. Or be a poem written by demon finished in just one day. Did
not I tell you it's only a matter of poetic talent?
As a final result, there is a
difference in style and methods from the writer to another, in terms of the
number of times of revision. But they agree unanimously on the importance of
this step in the writing process. It is one of the basic steps for the success
of the written work and reveled in an integrated manner. I have benefited
greatly from this research personally. Where had briefed me on the opinions of
the celebrities authors to benefit from their expertise. There is no doubt that
it will help me a lot in improving and developing my skills in the writing
process, especially with respect to the subject of this research (Revision).
