Glimmertrain & Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Strategies for Revision
From Glimmertrain’s latest newsletter, here’s an excerpt from a brief article by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig titled Strategies for Revision. These are my favorites, and I think the most useful and least touchy-feely.
Change your frame.03:50 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: on writing, article
I am a huge advocate of writing on giant paper, of spending as much time off the computer as possible. Sometimes I cover a wall with butcher paper and list all the image systems, objects, themes, and character arcs I am working with. Seeing everything at once allows me to see what I can essentialize, and how to modify character journeys to make them more resonant.
Make the familiar strange.
Write standing up. Write with your non-dominant hand. Write with a bag over your head. This will have the added effect of keeping you from self-editing too soon.
Make it delicious.
Write with felt tipped pens on silky paper. Look first-date amazing. Then sit at your desk, and get to work.