Self Editing Your Own Work in Writing: Pros and Cons
Any thesis supervisor will tell you that editing your work is essential. Even if you think you’ve written it perfectly, most proofreading will return at least a few glaring errors. Many people, especially international students, will choose to pay a professional editor to review their work, but many also opt to self-edit. So what are the pros and cons of editing your own work? Pro: You will save money A key consideration for many is that editing your own work will mean you don’t have to pay out what seems a large sum of money. Con: It will take a long time If you’re editing your own thesis, you will quickly find that it takes a very, very long time …