In "The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript, "by Donald Murray, the author is stressing the importance of revising any paper or manuscript. He says writing the first initial draft is simply putting your thoughts on paper. Going back to reread and add to your paper is when the real writing process begins. In his oppinion, those who go back and take the time to revise their work are professionals, and those who don't are armatures. I can understand his point of view because if you were passionate about what you are writing, and care about the content you are putting out you would take the time to perfect your paper by revising it.

As Murray went on he talked about other author's and their opinions on writing and rewriting any literary piece. The one I enjoyed learning about most was Roald Dahl, the popular children’s writer. He stated, “By the time I’m nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least 150 times…Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of it." I liked this because he pointed out that the audience only reads the final product and usually doesn't know or appreciate the time and effort it took to produce the final draft.

I enjoyed reading this article because it allowed me to understand that writing is a long process. It is ok to go back, proof read, and revise your works as many times as necessary.