Become a better writer by rewriting existing content

When you have original content to rewrite, the goal is always to turn it into something far more exceptional. Otherwise, what’s the point of changing it, right?

Some sources are already excellent as they are. But there is always room for improvement. Some others need a lot of work. That’s why it’s important to read through the entire content before you even begin rewriting to know what type of material you are dealing with.

Correcting source article errors help you become aware of your own writing errors

There may be errors in the content such as typo and grammatical ones, that you have to correct and not bring forward to your rewrite. Also, you may have to move things around as far as structure is concerned, if it will improve the train of thought, and help readers better understand the material.

When you have proofread the content for all types of errors, you can read a second time to have a general idea of what it is about and what message it is trying to send across. Remember that your rewrite will have no other source but the original content. So you can juggle the ideas in your head and start thinking about how to write about them.

Rewriting helps you become a better writer by improving your quick outlining skills

As an excellent starting point, you can draft the outline of your rewrite to be better than the source. The goal is to make the flow of ideas smooth and easy, so that your reader will be able to follow your thoughts and get your main message.

When you have your general structure ready, you can start plugging in ideas from the source into your revised outline. This framework will also assist you in making sure that all information from the original content will be brought forward to your rewrite, albeit introduced in an improved way.

It will avoid a choppy presentation of ideas but will create a smooth flow that will take your readers on a fantastic ride. It’s quite important to note that when you are rewriting content, you are not merely paraphrasing as you go from beginning to end.

Reorganizing or restructuring source text makes you a more logical thinker

You have freedom to reorganize the material and exercise your writing expertise in order to produce text that will be far superior than the original. It’s tempting to just do a word for word rephrasing. But where’s the fun in that?

Your rewrite is your authorship. So make the most out of the opportunity to let your work shine. Don’t forget to proofread your work as many times as you can to get rid of all mistakes, both those existing in the source and those you made as you worked.

The whole rewrite process forces you to be a more conscientious writer

Nobody’s perfect. And self-editing will go a long way. Make sure that you have corrected all the errors identified earlier, and your material passes manual editing.

As a necessary step, you can run your final output through a grammar checker (e.g. Grammarly.) There are slip ups that you may have missed as you edit your own work, which the grammar software can identify for you.

Finding your rewriting errors enhances your attention to detail

As you make the corrections, take note of the repeated mistakes and work to avoid them in your next dictated rewriting task. Apart from a grammar checker, you also need to subject your material through a plagiarism checker to get rid of duplicate content.

It goes without saying that as a writer, you want to produce original work. When you’re rewriting text, and you’re using all the information present in the source, there’s an increased likelihood of repeating statements as opposed to writing an original. So ensuring that you check for matches with other online sources is important.

After manual editing, grammar and plagiarism check, you can read your output one last time to be certain that it’s 100% error free. As a writer, you never get tired of re-reading your material just to be sure that it is as it should be.

You become a more systematic writer when you go through rewrite quality control

Also, this point is when you do a comparison of your rewrite to the original to check and evaluate if it’s better in all aspects: Readability, organization, grammar, originality.

Lastly, no matter how thorough you are in your editing, there’s still a need for a fresh set of eyes to check your work. Submit your output to your editor for final assessment and editing to establish that your rewrite is indeed flawless and clean.