From the course: Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection

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Are the points ordered elegantly?

Are the points ordered elegantly?

From the course: Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection

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Are the points ordered elegantly?

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- So, now, we have a basically good narrative shape to the article. The next step is to make sure that the points within each of those sections are themselves ordered elegantly. At the moment, the points in each section are just randomly placed because we just moved things around. We just physically picked them up and dumped them in their relevant categories. Now, we need to read through each section and start placing the points into the best order. In other words, we want to make sure that all the points within the sections are neatly organized to flow nicely into each other. Think of it as a kind of a sorting out or tidying up of the points within each section. So, take the document in the resources of this lecture and work on placing the points within each section in their best order so that they begin to look as though they would in a proper piece of writing. Don't worry about making the sentences themselves sound better at this point. That's later in the style section. We just…

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