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Have Your Pity Party: But Then Get to Work When you get the letter from an editor about a revision, what do you do? Frankly, I get mad. How dare that misguided editor
Reports from Idaho: Novel Revision Retreat Several participants from the Idaho Novel Revision Retreat have blogged about the weekend. And here are pictures of some of the great writers who were there.
Whole mss critique or chapter at a time critique? I went to Idaho this weekend for a Novel Revision Retreat. Whole mss critique. One thing I like about the Novel Revision Retreat is that it is set up to get feedback on an entire novel. Many critique groups run on the idea that a person [...]
When I teach Novel Revision Retreats, I need a variety of ways to explain this thing called “revision.” Lately, two ideas have helped. Plot: Aiming for Bull’s Eye There are two things novelists must do when writing a story. First is figure out “what story are you telling?” Second is “what is the best way [...]
Shrunken Manuscript Technique Helps Visualize Problems Following my directions for shrinking, marking and evaluating a novel, here are some recent examples:
A scene goal must have a showdown I’m revising my WIP novel and I’m at the end of the first section of the story. In this section, my character lays out a specific goal, and of course,
I’m just back from a Novel Revision Retreat in San Rafael, CA. What a great time. I always learn so much from other writers. My suite-mate wasn’t taking my class, but I watched her
How Many Times Do you Revise? When do novel or picture book revisions ever end? I’m always a new person, with a bit more knowledge and a bit more life under my belt. I could always make changes to the story. When do you know it’s time to submit your baby? My Best. When I’ve [...]
Introduced first in 2007, authors debuting children’s books have formed a cooperative effort to market their novels. Last year, I featured many of the stories of how the 2k8 Novels Were Revised. This is part of the ongoing stories from the Class of 2k9 authors and how they went about revising their novels. Before you [...]
Speaking Schedule Here’s an update on my speaking schedule for the rest of the year. Novel Revision Reteat. SF & North & East Bay SCBWI, San Francisco, CA. July 16-19, 2009 (SOLD OUT) Novel Revision Retreat. Louisiana SCBWI. St. Joseph Abbey, Covington, LA. Download flyer for the LA retreat. Arkansas SCBWI Fall Retreat, Ft. Smith, [...]
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