This week's lesson in the PCLOWC class is revision.
Having taught writing for so long, I know what to address in revision. But while reading through the class notes, I realized how much time and energy I waste by trying to address such ideas while I create a first draft. Also, being the literary magazine advisor and an copyeditor for Literary Mama has made me so conscious of tightening a text that I'm letting that also interfere with drafting. Doing this stifles fluency and creativity!
So, I tell myself once again "Just write, Kathy. Just write."
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Ooh, this is always easier said than done. If you haven't read it yet, Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down The Bones" provides great encouragement and instruction for undertaking more freewriting.
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