revision

The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story investigates the power of a single sentence, long or short.

The author of The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story explores what is gained by cutting elements of a narrative.

The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling argues that writers should be as open to influence during revision as they are at the beginning of a project.

The author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling counts the many ways a novelist may get lost, but ultimately find a way through, a book project. 

“The more you write, the more there will be to write about—so you’ve just gotta cut it off at some point!” —Franny Choi, author of The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On

“Fixed ideas are always problematic when it comes to writing fiction.” —Dani Shapiro, author of Signal Fires

“There’s space for your story.” —E. M. Tran, author of Daughters of the New Year

“I’m not a writer, I’m a receiver for something I don’t always understand.” —James Cagney, author of Martian: The Saint of Loneliness