Short Fiction Essentials Series: Revising Your Draft, Part II

Congratulations, you’ve got a working draft of your story! It’s time to take stock of what’s on the page and what’s not quite there yet—and revise accordingly. But where do you start? This third course in our series of short fiction essentials will introduce you to basic and advanced revision techniques that will help you polish your work. You don’t need to have taken other courses in this series, but you should come with a draft of a story you’ve been working on.

This class is presented in two parts. Part II will focus on the line level, or the microcosmic concerns of your story, such as sentence structure, dialogue, and other craft elements. You'll complete hands-on revision exercises, and, with the help of the instructor, you'll come up with a revision plan to take your draft to the next level.

You do not need to have taken Revising Your Draft: Part I to take this class.