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Important lessons on effective essay editing

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As an editor of your own essay, it is important, first of all, to have some distance from the essay after writing it. After long hours of engagement, it would help if you took a break to allow your mind to refresh. It may be a tough call to edit an essay you just completed. It may look too familiar therefore tempting you to overlook many errors. It is advisable to take some hours or days off the essay. Do something different in the meantime. Clear up your mind from what you just wrote. This will allow you to better identify errors in the essay upon reading it another time. You may decide to allow a friend to read the paper in the meantime. .       Make a decision on the medium you want to carefully proofread the paper. To some people editing a soft copy of an essay on the computer works best for them. Others will prefer printing out the paper and make corrections on the hard copy. .      Try to alter the appearance of the essay. By adjusting the font size, style, color and