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Proofreading Printable {FREE}

As an author and former teacher, I like to encourage teachers, students and writers. I created this proofreading printable to help. It explains the differences between revisions and edits.
Too often, writers (especially young or new writers) tend to proofread everything all at once. Instead, it's more effective to revise the text to make it a better story at a different time than editing for proper grammar and fixing errors.

Trying to revise and edit all at once leads to distractions. Trust me.

A couple years ago at a writing conference, some other writers and I were discussing proofreading. One of my writer friends introduced me to the acronyms CUPS and ARMS.

This is not my own idea, but I think it's helpful to have a visual representation. So I made this free proofreading printable.

When revising, remember ARMS.
  • Add words/sentences/ideas
  • Remove words/sentences
  • Move words/sentences
  • Substitute a word to better show what you mean
When editing, remember CUPS.
  • Capitalization
  • Usage
  • Punctuation
  • Spelling

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