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Those Things that Keep You from Writing

on April 22, 2021

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John's Notes on How to Revise with Joy

Remember that revision shouldn't hurt. It shouldn't be boring. It's all about finding the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual core of what you are saying and developing out of there. Revision is not necessarily something you do after creation but can be an active part of creating your work. Here are some techniques: Figuring out what the center of your work is. Building out through word choice. Quick reduction method -- forcing yourself to make choices. Setting Integration. What are echoes and why do they matter? How do they point to what matters? What is the opposite of an echo? Prose is always poetry, and poetry is moved by prose. Keeping your darlings. What are darlings? What do they indicate?

Announcement: Culturama is back on January 24

Join us on Sunday January 24 as we continue Culturama! Today's highlight will be Yi Shun Lai's Pin-Ups. Join the author as she talks about her book. 9am-10:45 -- How to Write a Meaningful Book Review with John Brantingham 11-12:45 -- Writing Workshop -- The first 8 people to contact John Brantingham will have their writing analyzed. Limit of 4 pages. Sign up by contacting John Brantingham at jbrantingham@mtsac.edu. 2-3pm -- Book club with Yi Shun Lai's newest book (it's a short one!) Pin-Ups. https://www.amazon.com/Pin-Little-Bound-Books-Essay/dp/1947003895 Register here ! Yi Shun Lai is the features editor at UndomesticatedMag.com , a new web magazine for women living boldly in the world. She is a columnist at The Writer magazine and the author of a novel ( Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu ), and Pin Ups, a memoir. Buy her books here: https://www.rei.com/product/188779/pin-ups

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