Composing and Revising

Creating a personal editing log

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You can use an editing log to keep a personal list of your common errors and learn the rules to correct the errors. To begin your log, review all the grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors identified in your last piece of writing—and then answer the following questions.

What errors do you make most frequently?
What pattern do you see in these errors?
What rule(s) do you need to learn to correct the errors?
Where in your handbook will you find the rules?

Sample editing log page