Revision: Approach It Like Triage

Monday, December 12 | 6:00–8:00 pm Eastern Time

Location: Virtual on Zoom

Instructor: Katrina Kittle

ABOUT

When writers reach the wonderful, celebratory goal of completing a manuscript, they often look at the pile of pages and wonder “what next?” As you receive feedback, do you wonder which suggestions to take? Which to ignore? The process of figuring out how to improve the story can feel overwhelming. This session will give guidance for the revision process, using a “triage” approach to design an order of tasks. Katrina will share easy, practical guidelines and checklists for approaching changes both big and small in your work. We’ll also discuss how to find good, trusted readers, and the pros and cons of writing groups. NOTE: you do NOT have to have a completed manuscript to take or benefit from this class.

INSTRUCTOR

Katrina Kittle is the author of four books for adults—Traveling Light, Two Truths and a Lie, The Kindness of Strangers, and The Blessings of the Animals—and one novel for tweens, Reasons to Be Happy. Her new novel Morning in This Broken World is forthcoming in June 2023. The Kindness of Strangers won the 2006 Great Lakes Book Award for Fiction. Katrina teaches creative writing workshops for all ages, focusing on craft and motivation (and is especially good at jumpstarting stalled writers). She teaches online and in the Dayton-Cincinnati-Columbus area, and is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Dayton. She is a public speaker, most often leading her “Leap and the Net Will Appear” and “Happy Class” workshops.

WORKSHOP FORMAT AND TUITION

This workshop will only be offered virtually on Zoom.

All attendees will receive Zoom access information before their scheduled workshop(s). Zoom is free and does not require an account to use.

Tuition for this Adult Writing Workshop is $50. Registration is non-refundable.