"Revision”

What is revision in fiction writing if not a serious of tasks? Imagination, of course, is essential, but it will only get you so far on the page. For the reader, who wants a finished piece and not a sketch or first draft, it is about a world that a creative writer has assembled in such a way that all the elements, put together in such a way that it brings a story to life.

Just as painters must refine their palette, or athletes must work tirelessly on perfecting their craft, writers, too, need to constantly hone their skills in writing fiction. Character, point of view, scene, voice, dialogue—in other words, everything, right down to word choice, is up for remodeling. This workshop will discuss what revision is, ways to approach revising your fiction, examples of revised fiction, and how to know, if that’s possible, when a story has been truly revised. Opportunity will be given for participants to engage in revising work during class.

Robert Wallace has received a Writers’ Fellowship from the NC Arts Council. He has published over fifty short stories in various journals, including the Bryant Literary Review, the NC Literary Review, and the International Journal of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. He is a two-time winner of the Doris Betts’ Fiction Prize. Wallace’s novel, A Hold on Time, was published in 2007 by Paper Journey Press. His short story collection As Breaks the Wave Upon the Sea was published by the Main Street Rag Publishing Company in 2021. He has done presentations at the International Conference on Sport Literature, The NC Writers’ Conference, and at The International Federation on Aging Conference. He has been critiquing manuscripts for the North Carolina Writers’ Network for the past twenty-five years.

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