I never managed to convince myself to correct any of my texts. The first time I ever did this was for the Ucas application, because I was very much aware that a great deal depended on those words. I have small poems and a play that still await their turn for improvement works.
I don't know yet what's behind this mental block but I still rarely ever change a line; Except for course essays. I now plan the structure and work starting from there. Afterwards, I structure the notes and quotes according to that plan and develop paragraphs related to each point I wish to make in the essay. After that is done, I get to the actual writing of the essay. It's a structure still in need of perfecting, yet it has so far helped me not leave things to the last moment.
After the first draft is done, I check for spelling mistakes and see in which ways I can improve the text. This usually means restructuring sentences, because I am always tempted to write too long ones and so make it less clear who or what exactly I'm talking about. Given that I always pay attention to the word count, I rarely have to cut out too much, or add more than a couple of paragraphs.
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