By Nigel Parkinson, Jr.
What is the worse thing to notice after you have finished writing something and sent it off to the recipient? When you notice the grammatical errors that you did not correct! The best thing to do before you send the written letter or invitation to your recipient is to have a good look at it first. It's great to have excellent writing skills where you get the grammar correct right off the bat in your first draft. Usually when you write something, you'll have a couple of rough drafts to go through, before you get to the final draft. After your first draft, read it over aloud to yourself, if you can, and correct any mistakes. Do this with any other drafts you may have. If you can't edit your writing, or you're unsure about your edits, then hand it over to someone who can give it a good look.
With calligraphy, there is no option to erase. If I make a mistake with the grammar, even if everything looks elegant, it ruins the whole written piece. It doesn't matter how nice it looks because the grammatical error will stand out, as much as a badly written letter(s) or word(s). I will have to start all over again. Here the skills of an excellent calligrapher come into play. I look at what I'm about to write. When it reads well, I start doing the calligraphy.
If I spot any grammatical errors in the writing that you send to me, I'll make sure to point them out to you. We can both make sure they are corrected. Well, the grammatical errors will not matter to the recipient, you say! Yes, they will. It will look a lot better to the recipient who will be reading the written piece.
How do you revise your writing? Please share in the comment section. I look forward to hearing from you!