My favorite trick for self editing is an extension on the "change your margins" trick. My print writing/publishing cycle involves typesetting, so even if it's n

My favorite trick for self editing is an extension on the "change your margins" trick. My print writing/publishing cycle involves typesetting, so even if it's not going to be used for my final target I typeset things in LaTeX and then edit them there. Wide margins and a totally different presentation from my monospaced text editor makes detachment much, much easier.