LPT: When editing your writing, read it out loud one sentence at a time, from the last sentence back to the first. Reading out loud slows you down, and reading the sentences out of order eliminates context that can tempt your brain into "autocorrecting" errors.
This trick can help a piece of writing feel new, so you're more likely to pick up on errors you've become blind to after reading the draft several times. If you're editing a very short piece of writing and just looking for typos or repeated words, reading backwards word by word can also be helpful.
LPT: When editing your writing, read it out loud one sentence at a time, from the last sentence back to the first. Reading out loud slows you down, and reading the sentences out of order eliminates context that can tempt your brain into "autocorrecting" errors.
![LPT: When editing your writing, read it out loud one sentence at a time, from the last sentence back to the first. Reading out loud slows you down, and reading the sentences out of order eliminates context that can tempt your brain into "autocorrecting" errors.]()
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