“My process for writing and revision varies based on the type of writing I’m working on. For fiction, I find it easier to interpolate various drafts and sections as I start to get a better idea of the shape of the story I’m writing.”
Category: Fiction
“My revision process includes reading my story with new points of view over the course of a period of time. When you are working hard on a piece, you can feel stuck with your tunnel vision on the language and story. Once you step away and forget what you were thinking about, the revisions are much stronger. Using the Writer’s Center, I was able to revise my piece, step away, read the comments, and then come back to revise with both my fresh eyes and my writer’s center tutor. Time is the best revision partner. “
“Revising this story was an ongoing process, like most of what I write is. Working with Cyd helped because it was great to have feedback from someone else on my work. I usually find that my stories are much better after revising them, but I also have to be careful not to lose some of the original charm from what I wrote the first time, because sometimes the way I choose to phrase things is more authentic the first time around.”
“It was fun to work with Hana, and I hope to come back to the Writing Center to have similar experiences in the future!”
“When I brought this piece to Writer’s Guild, I finally read it out loud to an audience, which gave me more of a sense of how it should sound—important for me since it’s naturally a spoken genre. Thankfully, people told me what they wanted to know more about—what they craved to hear more about from the narrator.”
“During my revision process I found that members of Writers Guild really pinpointed some of the cracks in this story. I was able to utilize Brain’s feedback by giving the ‘you’ of the story a name to create a stronger sense of attachment for the reader.”