The new questions-of-the-week is: How do you get students to want to revise their writing? Getting students to revise their writing can be a challenge. Often, they have a “one-and-done” perspective.

Revision implies a “re-seeing” of your text, not just a quick clean up. To effectively revise, or re-see, writers should focus on rhetorical concerns that have significant impact on the text. For ...

To revise your writing, you need to see it through the eyes of a reader — a stranger to the text instead of the creator. Here’s one recipe for revising your work. Have you missed a Coffee Break Course ...

Some teachers and scholars may merge editing and revising, and that is OK because there is one less step, but the same amount of work is undertaken. So what is revision? In simplest terms, it may mean ...

Alexandra (AJ) Gold recently completed her Ph.D. in English at Boston University. She currently teaches as a Preceptor in the Harvard College Writing Program. Follow her on Twitter @agold258 or check ...

After countless hours devoted to a research project, the act of finally getting a manuscript out the door can feel nothing short of euphoric. That is, until the reviewer responses are returned. While ...

The Writing Resource Center (WRC) is a community of practice where students can come together to develop their writing skills and work on the shared craft of writing. Writing is a craft that can be ...

You’ve finally finished writing a book! It’s wonderful! It’s magic! IT IS PROFOUND. Surely it will sell at auction because this is the most brilliant thing to exist in all of human history. You await ...

As generative AI becomes more advanced and accessible, it’s helpful to revise assignments in ways that deter unauthorized use while promoting genuine learning. Here are detailed strategies for ...

We know that writing is an important skill. For example, research shows that writing is one of the most highly valued skills by employers (e.g., Hart Research Associates, 2013), it can help our mental ...

(This is the final post in a five-part series. You can see Part One here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here.) The new question-of-the-week is: How do you get students to want to ...