Check for special problems. For example, if your first language has different rules for definite and indefinite articles, check each sentence for proper use of definite and indefinite articles. Print an unmarked copy of the manuscript on your desk at home. Ask a friend to proofread your manuscript. Run the spell checker again.
Effective revision is acquired through practice.
Put a draft aside for a few days, so that you can examine it with a fresh mind. Read it at high speed. Unlike Eisenberg, Higham makes no distinction between editing, revising, and rewriting. He makes whatever changes are necessary to produce the best possible exposition. Higham uses unique colors for each pass through a document.