When I signed up for the workshop sessions I wanted to attend at the SCBWI WIK’14 conference, the first one I pounced on was “Revision Strategies For Your Rough Draft.”
Granted, I noticed that Courtney Miller-Callihan was leading that session and as agents go, she was one I’d been wanting to meet. BUT that was just an added bonus. Because I am always on the lookout for revision tips and strategies. Mostly because I am always in the throes of one revision or another.
I don’t think I’m that unusual, as writers go. I churn out words pretty quickly, whether it’s a blog post, an article, a story, or even a novel. (Okay, okay. The novels take a bit longer, but comparatively speaking, I get ‘er done in a mostly timely manner.) But the rewrites? The revisions?
It’s a lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ng process. (Well, maybe not the blog posts…)
Anyway, for me, writing is really about the rewriting. So any technique I can find that might help in that department is golden in my book. And I heard one from Courtney that was quite sparkly so I shared it in my Muffin post today: Revision Strategies (You’ll Thank Me Later).
If you’re doing NaNo, you’re going to need revision.
Or maybe you’re still revising a NaNo manuscript from *cough, cough*.
The point is, you can never have enough great revision strategies. So if you have one, how about sharing?
Cathy C. Hall Writes 
Heading to the Muffin. This looks like one I realllly need.
It’s a good ‘un, Lisa!
My NaNo is from three or four coughs ago.
This is not a revision strategy, but I like to print up a hard copy and look at how the black and the white meld on the page… the rhythm of the lines… the way it flows.