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Tag: revision

Resisting the Kitchen Sink

August 22, 2022 Dianna Sanchez

By Dianna Sanchez A few years back, I attended a reading by Daniel Jose Older and Zoraida Cordova at which they both talked about their

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On Car Repair and Rewrites

January 5, 2021 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Almitra Clay Especially for all you NaNoWri-mers with fresh drafts, here’s a reprise of a popular post. As I have rewritten the

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Three rules: being brutal enough when revising.

July 31, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Our stories are often long in gestation and as personal to us as if they were born of our flesh and blood. If you want

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How to Edit a First Draft

July 17, 2020 Alison Potoma

So you’ve finished the first draft of your new novel. Now what? *I recently finished a first draft of a new novel. Only took five

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Revising Their Way to a Debut

April 10, 2020 Kim Chaffee

As writers, we all know that the work starts to shine when we dig in to the revision. But how many times does it take

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ALLIE ALL ALONG: The Cover Story

August 7, 2018 Alumni & Guests

By Sarah Lynne Reul Today’s the day that my second picture book, ALLIE ALL ALONG, becomes available wherever books are sold! On the surface, the

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Just One Change

January 12, 2018 Alumni & Guests

Guest post by Heidi Fiedler As an editor who’s also a writer, I am keenly aware of how overwhelming it can feel when you first

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Practicing Revision with Telescopic Text

February 2, 2016 Marianne Knowles

Thanks to StumbleUpon, I recently discovered a site that has been around for several years, but it was new to me; perhaps it is new

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Quick and Easy Revision Strategies For Days Your Brain Isn’t Working

April 8, 2014 Alumni & Guests

By Jen Malone Some days I got it and some days I don’t (I’m suspecting today might be a don’t day. Let’s blame any typos

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Pew!: The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham

By Cathy Stefanec Ogren, Illustrated by Lesley BreenMarch 15, 2023
A giant wheel of cheese--the perfect gift? History picture book available today from Sleeping Bear Press.

Smarty Ants

By Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call, Illustrated by Erin TaylorAugust 1, 2023
4 months to go.
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