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Start Fresh: Smart Revision Strategies

WAITLIST only. Email programs@mainewriters.org.

An ONLINE Revision Workshop

ALL LEVELS

Now that you’ve got a first draft (or are close to one), it’s time to think about your revision. Chances are, you discovered a lot about your book as you wrote, and maybe even ended up somewhere other than you thought. So it’s time to go back to the beginning and start doing your edits, right? Wrong. The least efficient way to revise is to start editing your text from the beginning. A smart revision starts with stepping away and looking at your manuscript as a whole. It starts with creating an “as-is” Inside Outline, which lays bare the structural weaknesses and helps you identify places where the narrative drive flags, or the arc isn’t clear, or the plot isn’t advancing, or your argument loses its punch—among other pitfalls. In fact, rewriting the words on the page is the final step of a revision, not the beginning. In this half-day virtual workshop, I’ll show you tactics and strategies for a revision that will truly strengthen your story, not just pretty up the prose. This process works equally well for fiction, non-fiction, and memoir, and is worth thinking about even if you’re just starting on your project. Writers of all levels are welcome.

+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur ONLINE The week of the workshop, attendees will be emailed the zoom link to join the class.


Susanne Dunlap is the award-winning author of twelve historical novels and an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach. Her YA historical novel, THE MUSICIAN'S DAUGHTER, was a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street Children's Book of the Year. Her forthcoming novel, THE PORTRAITIST: A NOVEL OF ADÉLAÏDE LABILLE-GUIARD will be published on August 30 by She Writes Press. Susanne has a PhD in Music History from Yale University, and lives in Biddeford, Maine.


ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.

PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
If you need to withdraw from a class after registering for any reason, please email or call the MWPA immediately. You may be eligible for a partial refund or credit, depending on how far in advance you cancel. → MORE INFORMATION

QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.

REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.

REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.


$75 Members/$115 Nonmembers


SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by December 23rd at 9:00 a.m.
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