 In this video, we'll discuss three common myths about peer review. Peer-to-peer feedback is a valuable part of the writing process, but there are three common myths that can lead to confusion, anxiety, and disengagement. One myth is that good writers get it right the first time. You might feel uncomfortable with letting others see your work before it's finished. In media and culture, we imagine successful writers as inspired geniuses who spill perfect words onto the page in a single draft. In reality, the writing process is messy. Successful writers are tinkerers, figuring out through trial and error which ideas work, which ones need to be reshaped, and which ones don't fit at all. Sharing your unfinished work with others means inviting them to help you make sense of your own sketches and ideas, work out potential problems, and imagine possibilities for what comes next. Another myth is that good writers don't need feedback from others. You might feel like your own writing is already good enough so peer review is a waste of time. But even the most experienced writers seek feedback throughout the writing process. While it's easy to assume that the meaning of a text is simply there on the page for anyone to see, in reality, readers interpret texts based on their own beliefs and biases, knowledge of the subject matter, and relationship to the writer. Feedback allows you to see your work, how others see it, and to account for these perspectives in revision. The third myth is that only experts can give helpful feedback. Depending on your experience level, you might feel unqualified to help others improve their writing, or might dismiss feedback from peers if you don't see them as experts. But, while expert to student feedback can be valuable, it also involves an imbalance of power. You might feel compelled to change the direction of a writing project based on an instructor's ideas, even if they were only meant to suggestions and you aren't really interested in following them. Because of this, the peer aspect of peer review is the most important part. Peer-to-peer feedback allows for a negotiation of meaning between equals, who are in similar writing situations and facing similar challenges or questions. This benefits not only the writer, but also the reviewers, because it allows them to see how someone else is interpreting and approaching the project. In this video, we debunked three common myths about the writing process, that good writers get it right the first time, that good writers don't need feedback, and that only experts can give helpful feedback. In reality, experienced writers rely on writing processes that are messy, seek reader perspectives on their unfinished work, and benefit from peer-to-peer feedback.