Know the Audience
One of the first lessons I have learned in this course is to write to a specific audience in mind. This helps to narrow down the technicalities of the writing. Knowing the audience will help to shape the details and the descriptions used in writing as well.
Editing Technics
Chapter 11 of the textbook has been a useful chapter for me. When drafting any documents, I often write with hesitations and unsureness. This habit makes my writing wordy, and trite. Going through each of the sections in Chapter 11 of the textbook, I have learned to look for specific edits for professionalism. Going forward, I would like to make a cheat sheet to remind myself of these avoidable habits.
Re-edit
Unit 4 of this course involves many re-edits of the previous works. Revisiting work with a few specific problems in mind is satisfying. I have written many of the earlier assignments at night after work. I have found the ambiguous uses of stacked nouns in my work. It is much easier to edit and re-edit during the day when I am less exhausted, where my thoughts are more precise and less passive, and less repetitive.
Edit and More Edit
To have a good writing style, the key really lies in practice. Coming out of each unit, I wished I could commit more time to write and edit my work. Unfortunately, time is always hard secure. Going forward, I believe what’s more important is to write with professional editing styles in mind. I need to write my sentences with particular rules in mind. Looking for an excellent person to peer review is another key.