5 Most Common Mistakes When Self-Editing

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Self-editing is the part of the writing process that helps you arrange thousands of random puzzle pieces into one cohesive picture.

Contrary to popular belief, self-editing isn’t only about checking for grammar, typos, and punctuation errors, though. It’s about bringing your whole book, article, or dissertation closer to reaching its full potential.

Have you ever committed some of the following mistakes when self-editing? It might be time to switch things up!

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