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Q&A Do I have to revise my book on paper?

When I read books, blogs, or even answers like this, the advice is usually always the same: To revise properly, you must print out your manuscript, and revise on paper. The thinking goes that one c...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:23:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/5707
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shantnu Tiwari‭ · 2019-12-08T02:23:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
When I read books, blogs, or even answers like [this](https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/2403/2024), the advice is usually always the same: To revise properly, you must print out your manuscript, and revise on paper. The thinking goes that one cannot revise properly on the screen, and if you attempt to do so, you will miss things.

My question is: Is this always true? Is it possible to revise directly on the screen, without wasting a lot of paper?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-05-20T01:35:54Z (over 12 years ago)
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