WriteCast Episode 43: How and Why to Revise with a Reverse Outline

Revision is a process all writers encounter at some point. It doesn't matter if you breezed through your first draft or had to drag it out of yourself one sentence at a time. Once that first, second, or third draft is on the page, it has to be revised. Revision is a difficult step in the writing process, but the feeling of completing the next version of a draft is so rewarding! Revision isn't about finding what is wrong with your writing - it is about finding what can be made even better.

In this episode of the WriteCast podcast, learn about the revision strategy called reverse outlining. This is an important skill for academic writers as it is a way to make sure the entire piece of writing aligns and focuses on developing the all-important thesis or central idea.

Reverse outlining appears in several other Walden University Writing Center resources:

• Is Your Short Attention Span Showing? Using a Reverse Outline blog post 

• Tools to Streamline Revisions blog post

• Prompted to Write: A Guide for Using Walden Assignment Prompts to Your Advantage (including reverse outlining) blog post  

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The WriteCast podcast is produced by Anne Shiell and the staff of the Walden University Writing Center and delves into a different writing issue in each episode. With new episodes each month, join Walden writing instructors to learn more about writing in an academic setting. 

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