“Revising Attitudes”

Brock Dethier wrote a very helpful and clear piece regarding the approach to revisions on your work. I have still not come across a reading that I did not read in total annoyance and irritation in this course, and I have always HATED reading anything. I found this reading interesting because of the way the author was able to get his point across. He was consistent in being very straight forward and clear. I was able to relate in the reading, and I am definitely someone who needs to take his considerations from the end of the reading into consideration, lol… I spend a lot of time on my writing and put a lot of effort into my thoughts, while trying to find the best possible way to make it comprehensible for whoever will be reading it. During High School, I would get really frustrated if I did not receive a good grade on my essays because I felt as if I tried everything to meet and/or exceed all of the criteria to get a good grade. He talks about taking time to cool off before looking at comments with a negative attitude, which honestly makes a lot of sense. I wish I was able to have this skill before to allow myself to really understand why I got the grade I was not expecting. I also like how he dedicated a section explaining how revisions could, potentially, make your writing worse. It is important to know that there should be a reason to change what you wrote, avoiding context to become too complex for readers to interpret. Overall, I enjoyed this reading and will be using his suggestions in the future.