Hint for editing manuscripts on paper...

[HopeHoops]

If you're left handed, you're already golden. I like to use the back of the previous sheet to mark in my edits so I can draw arrows and such and have it all right there. For early drafts I use a 3-ring binder (and switch to binder rings in the low-revision final edits). As a right-handed individual, writing on the left sheet is difficult, even on a desk. I punch the paper on the right side instead of the left and that leaves me the open page on the right where my favored hand is located. It takes a while to get used to turning pages from left to right, but I can edit that way even in bed. Get the good D-Ring binders for this - trust me, you'll appreciate it.

On Edit: I don't buy 3-hole punch paper. I've got a heavy-duty big-armed puncher that does 20 or so sheets at a time. It was well worth the expense when you consider the difference in cost to get pre-punched paper.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I use the one page doodle sheet method on my diary.

[SheilaT]

2. Interesting. I may try that some day.

Currently, I just print out my ms, and mark it up, sometimes writing on the back of the sheet. For me, trying to work with both pages open like that seems awkward. But I can readily see the merits of doing it your way.