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revision blues

taryari jones talks about how revision is a hell of a drug over on her blog. over on twitter i replied, “and right now i’m sooooo high!” little did i know how true that statement was. up until yesterday i … Continue reading

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to be an artist…

To be an artist means never to avert your eyes.–Akira Kurosawa This, to me is the heart of revision. Bless the hearts of you who do this on every single draft. It would kill me, kill me to look this … Continue reading

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unchartered territory

in spite of working on this novel for almost seven years, i’m in a new place. last week was a week of discovery for me. i realized that i have never actually revised anything in my entire life. yes, i … Continue reading

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