I used to dread revision.
The more I’d try to fix my story, the more lost and frustrated I’d become. After dozens of rewrites, and convinced my story was an irreparable mess, I’d shove my story into the drawer and move onto the next new draft.
Which would lead to more revision. More confusion and frustration. Utter despair.
Fast forward to today:
Rewriting is not only manageable, it’s hands down my favorite part of the writing process.
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On today’s episode of Writer Unleashed, we’ll:
- Debunk some common myths about the writing process and about revision.
- Get a behind the curtain glimpse of the writing process of Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker and John Irving.
- Explore what revision is. And what it isn’t.
- Learn what our early drafts are trying to tell us about what our story’s trying to become and what to look for.
- Why revision is not about fixing your story and what to focus on instead.
- How to tune into your own response to your work and re-envision your story.