Blog 6

Revision is one of the most fundamental aspects of writing because it creates a final masterful draft and filters out the inadequate portion of the original idea. A writer who neglect revision will regret it because, no matter how much one tries to separate emotion from writing, one is always influenced by the state of being that one carries daily. This is why, when one revisits a previous draft, one is left dumbfounded by the things that one said previously. I myself have gone through this scenario and thought to myself “how did I ever think this was an accurate way to depict the problem” or “why did I even bother to mention that? It is completely obsolete and awkward with the rest of the paper.” I think the revision method used is really effective because it makes one have to continuously revisit the material and think about what need to be enhanced and what needs to be cut from the final production if you will. I would rate it rather high in the priorities that a writer must have with him, but I am not so sure with placing it at the peak of the things that are fundamental to writing, because I think creativity and formulating an interesting, a worthwhile idea are more important than neglecting to cut a sentence that is slightly redundant. This, of course I say from the way that I write and what I deem most elementary to writing. To other people that do not value self expression in academic papers, they might rate revision higher.