Today we’re talking about one of my favorite revision tools, the reverse outline! So, first off, when can you use this tool? Anytime after you have a completed first draft. Whatever that looks like for you, if you have words down from the beginning to the ending of your story, you should be able to… Continue reading Writing Tools: The Reverse Outline
This summer has flown by, and we’re nearing the end of Writer in Motion. As part of the program, each writer is assigned a professional editor to review our story and provide us with feedback to help polish it up for that final draft. I was assigned to work with Elizabeth Buege. I’ve seen Elizabeth… Continue reading Writer In Motion Season 4: The Final Draft
We’ve reached Week 2 of Writer in Motion! My goal this last week was to take a fresh look at my short story and edit it. I had a few goals: Fix the tense to be consistent throughout. Rewrite any weird phrases or things that didn’t belong. Give my character a last name and fill… Continue reading Writer In Motion Season 4: The Self-Edited Draft
This week, for Writer in Motion, we focused on revising our short stories based on feedback from critique partners (CPs). I was lucky enough to have three incredible writers read my story and send me their thoughts, everything from small line edits to bigger comments on reader immersion, flow, clarity, etc. Big shout out to… Continue reading Writer in Motion Round 3: Revisions based on CP feedback
It’s week two of Writer in Motion. This week’s goal is to self-edit and revise the first draft of the short story we wrote last week. If you missed it, you can read my unedited first draft here. Before I reveal the revised story, I want to take you through my process. Step 1: Read… Continue reading Writer in Motion Round 3: The self-edited draft
This year, I’m joining #RewriteItClub on a journey to revise a manuscript in 2020 following their revision program. Each month focuses on a different element of the manuscript, starting with the big picture and ending with the finer details. If you’d like to join in as well, please visit the Rewrite It Club website. For… Continue reading Revising with Rewrite It Club
I’ve spent the last month or so working on intense revisions to Ilya’s Gambit as part of my Pitch Wars mentorship. It’s been a lot of work so far—hours every day—but I’ve finally reached that point where I can’t think of any other developmental changes or tweaks I want to make right now. Of course,… Continue reading Pitch Wars 2019: Revisions Update
Once the shock of getting chosen for Pitch Wars finally wears off, the real work begins. If you’re caught up on my posts, you’ll know that a few weeks ago I received the incredible news that I would be mentored by Maxym Martineau as part of the Pitch Wars class of 2019. Maxym reached out… Continue reading Pitch Wars 2019: The Revision Plan
It’s week two of Writer In Motion! This week I worked on self-revision of my short story titled The Bone Garden. The goal was to take last week’s unedited first draft, in all its disastrous glory, and work on turning it into a more polished story. The meat of my story stayed the same, but… Continue reading Writer In Motion Round 2: The revised draft (week 2)
After one month of drafting and revisions, we’ve reached our climactic conclusion! The end of this #WriterInMotion session fills me with an assortment of emotions. Joy for all the new writer friends I’ve met. Sadness that this journey is at an end. Gratitude for the writers and editors who dedicated their time to providing me… Continue reading Writer In Motion: The Final Draft
