Class Description
This session is part of GrubStreet's Manuscript Month, a programming deep dive into the publishing journey. Learn more about Manuscript Month here!
Fiction writers know—even if we sometimes have a hard time accepting it—that revision is an essential part of the writing process. However, how do you know exactly what to revise? How do you determine the best approach to making changes without messing up the larger story? And how can you test and ensure that your revisions were successful?
This session will focus on considerations for short stories and full-length fiction, and will walk you through the revision process in detail to help you answer these questions. From the most effective ways to interrogate what isn’t working, to concrete approaches you should consider when tackling a revision, to establishing a vetting process that helps evaluate whether the work has indeed improved, you can expect to leave this session with a clearer understanding of how published writers improve their drafts, and a toolkit to start doing the same on your own.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.