Tanya Aydelott
writer. storyteller. educator.
Strategies for Revising Your First Pages
Sun, Mar 17
|Online via Zoom
Once your first draft is written, how and where do you start the revision process? How do you teach your readers to embrace your world and characters? This workshop will tackle the project of revising your first pages in order to introduce and establish your story.
Time & Location
Mar 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Online via Zoom
About the event
In this class, you will practice different revision strategies, develop tactics to combat stumbling blocks of the editing process, and explore various craft elements to strengthen and tighten your work. Homework will include revising your pages based on specific exercises, reflecting on your revision process, and reading through instructor comments. Before the first meeting, you will need to submit your manuscript’s first 10 pages of fiction (prose only) to the instructor. Be prepared to share and discuss your work in class.
While this course is suitable for all levels, it may be most effective for intermediate writers.
Feedback from the instructor is dependent upon the submission of 10 pages of fiction (prose) before the first meeting on March 17. Instructions for submitting your pages are in your confirmation email.
Registration is online through Eventbrite.
Early Bird pricing available through March 11.