Elizabeth: Check this out

Four Exercises for Better Revision by Kay Keppler Today’s originally planned post has been interrupted by a long work-day, a homework assignment that had to be completed by 11:59PM, a book that I was half-way through reading, and the need for at least a few hours of sleep.

Fortunately, Kay had an excellent post about the topic of revisions over at Writer’s Fun Zone that seemed perfect to share. Here’s a little preview:

Writing a novel—putting words on the page—leaves your work only half-done. You still need to revise it to make it as tight and as polished as you can. Even if you think it’s ready for the big time, try these four exercises to examine your manuscript with fresh eyes and spot areas that could be improved.

To read the full post, head on over to the Writer’s Fun Zone.

5 thoughts on “Elizabeth: Check this out”

Thanks for giving the Writers Fun Zone a little boost today, Elizabeth! I’ve been writing a monthly article for my friend Beth, the proprietor there, for the last few years. It’s a fun gig, and she has a pretty big audience—somebody I went to grad school got in touch with me as a consequence! I guess you just never know.

Elizabeth | February 20, 2020 at 1:34 am

That’s great, Kay. It’s true, you never know where opportunities will appear. I’ll have to go back and read your past posts so I can see what I’ve been missing.

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Michaeline Duskova | February 27, 2020 at 4:50 am

I think you’ve shared a post from Writers Fun Zone before, but I didn’t realize you were a monthly feature! I should set a reminder on my calendar to ping me.

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All good advice! And if I ever get this blasted manuscript completed I will go back through it and do all four of those things!

Nice find, Elizabeth! Our Kay is kind of sneaky about her published work (-:.

I think I just realized why characters go into a huddle and the scene switches before the conversation can be “heard” by the reader — it allows a quick segue into action. (-: It’s a kind of corny device, but definitely more snappy than sitting around, drinking tea or wine, and dissecting the next action to be taken (one of my NaNos is FULL of scenes like that — which is fine in a first draft and really revealing. But once I know, I should show).