Tag: revision
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Ruthless Revision: Cutthroat Cutting and Pasting Elsewhere
As a reader, I shy away from the long form. Any book with a spine wider than my thumb sends me into low-key panic. Since I have the honor of reading them in their original language, my first, I feel compelled to know and channel famed works of Russian literature on command. Yet much to […]
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More Exercises for Reimagining Revision
Image source I may be a glutton for punishment when I say that I love revision. Yes, revising work can be an excruciating hike up a mountain, but at the top is where we catch a beautiful sunset or go stargazing. Doesn’t all magic come with a price? I need between 500-600 words warm up […]
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Revisions: How to Make Editing Your Work Less of a Chore
If you’ve found yourself looking for tips on how to work through revisions and you consider this part of the writing process quite daunting, I hope it is reassuring when I say you’re not alone in feeling like that—coming back to your work with a critical eye is an ongoing skill to develop. Aside from […]
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Creative Exercises To Reimagine Revision
There is nothing as full of promise as the blank page. On it, anything can be born. This can be cause for both elation and despondency. For the blank page is as much a symbol for unadulterated land waiting for you to plant your seeds of creativity as it is barren earth unsuitable to life. […]
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Working Through Revisions: 4 Ways to Revise Your First Draft
There are so many ways to approach a piece of writing after the first draft. The needs of each story or poem will be different. But revision does not have to be daunting. Revision can be a playful process. Having already gone through the hail-storm of getting out the first draft, you can finally take […]