Grossman never had the chance to edit his novel as he wished: the edition published was only a late draft, with untidy and repetitive bits left in.

格罗斯曼从来没有机会如他所愿地编辑他的小说，出版的版本只是一份后期草稿，文字不够整洁，还有重复的部分留在里面。

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Try not to edit while you're creating your first draft.

试着不要在你创作第一稿时进行修改。

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To write a college essay, use the exact same three-step process you'd use to write an essay for class: first prewrite, then draft, and finally, edit.

写一篇大学本科申请文稿的三步，和你在高中时候写作是一样的：首先腹稿（prewrite）然后写草稿，最后修改。

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The presentation is you actually speaking, so you have to edit the rough draft of you actually speaking.

FORBES: Should I rehearse, and for how long? -Presentation Training

Condit's San Francisco attorney Joe Cotchett issued a statement last week saying the affidavit submitted to Smith was a draft she was encouraged to edit if she felt it was incorrect.

CNN: Anne Marie Smith

After writing a first draft, should the second be written from scratch or should it be an edit of the first.

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