Para penulis sebaiknya juga melakukan self editing terhadap tulisannya sendiri. Dalam slide ini bisa disimak, apa dan mengapa self editing itu perlu, serta apa saja yang harus dilakukan saat penulis melakukan self editing.
7. 1
• coherent
• logic
• consistent
• check with 5W 1H: what,
who, where, when, why, and
how
PLOT
8. 5W 1H
• What: topic
• Who: who’s the hero?
• Where: the location?
• When: the time
• Why: cause and effect
• How: method, style or manner of
doing something
9.
10.
11. 2
• Repeated words
• Typos
• Variation
• Emotion
• Consistency
• “Baku tapi tidak kaku”
WORDS
12. 3
• Too long
> max. 8 words
> not more than 2 clauses
• Incomplete
> “Kamu bisa mengubah mood yang kamu mau dengan
mengganti warna loh.” (warna apa?)
• Ambiguous
> “Dia tidak mendapatkan uang karena tidak memberi
tahu.” (tahu-tempe? Atau mengatakan sesuatu?)
SENTENCES
13. 4
• Repeating explanations
• 1 main topic, with 2 or 3
supporting topic
• Easy to read?
• Structures
PARA-
GRAPHS
15. TIPS FOR
SELF
EDITING
• No editing while writing
• Read your drafts in different
focus
• Read it loud if necessary
• No offensive statements
• Originality check > Plagiarism
Checker
24. Editing is like killing your story
and then very slowly bringing it
back to life.
People think writing is writing,
but actually writing is editing.
Otherwise you’re just taking
notes
