This episode focuses on editing, the aspect of writing process in which we refine our sentences for style and clarity.Transcript available here.Additional Materials:  Purdue OWL's "Concision"Purdue OWL's "Avoid Common Pitfalls."  This page covers many elements that can make sentences harder to read, issues you'll want to focus on while editing.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Writing Concisely""A Demonstration of Richard Lanham's Paramedic Method."  The paramedic method was developed by Richard Lanham.  It provides a systematic way to look for and recast elements that make sentences less concise.  The link leads to a video I created on this model.Guide to Grammar and Writing's "The Passive Voice"University of North Carolina at Charlotte Writing Resources Corner's "Nominalizations: Know Them. Try Not to Use Them"Purdue OWL's "Strategies for Variation." This page focuses on strategies for varying the kind of sentences you write.Walden University OASIS's "Varying Sentence Structure" Comp Notes © 2024 by Mark Sutton is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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