The Art of Revising Your Manuscript
23 January – 6 February ~ three Saturday mornings
from 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on the UNC Asheville campus
129 Robinson Hall
Workshop Fee: $129
Instructor: L. McKenna Donovan
Week 1: How To Identify, Create, And Dramatize Real Motivation
Week 2: How To Make A Scene Count, And Then Count More
Week 3: How To Find The Depths, But Not The Murk
LEARN THE EXQUISITE PLEASURES OF REVISION
The workshop focuses on the five key questions writers should ask of their manuscripts during the revision process. Students may bring the first chapter of their current work-in-progress. Although the workshop will include some opportunity to work individually, the main purpose of the workshop is to provide techniques of revision, which the student will then be able to apply to their work on their own. In particular, students learn to identify where they have avoided writing “this scene” or “that plot development,” especially when the manuscript would be immeasurably strengthened.
Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing. ~ Bernard Malamud
Join us!
GIVE A GIFT OF A WORKSHOP TO THE WRITER IN YOUR FAMILY
*Receive a $10 discount on your tuition for each friend you enroll.
To Register
TWW is offering two full scholarships to this workshop. Applicants must be full-time students of University of North Carolina—Asheville. Contact Ashley Long at ashley.long@towritewell.com for complete details!
- A sample of your writing: creative, non-fiction, or creative non-fiction. No more than four, double spaced pages. Does not need to be a complete essay, story, or article.
- McKenna will make the selections based on strength of theme or storyline within those four pages, plus use of language.
- We are looking for students who demonstrate a serious desire to write- show that in what you submit!
