Top Ten Revision Strategies
July 19, 2010
1. Snapshot
2. Thought Shot
3. Explode the Moment
4. Shrink the Century
5. Questioning, Harper article, page 194
6. Making a Scene, Harper article, page 198: draws from all four elements of narrative writing to create balanced scenes: action, dialogue, snapshots, thoughtshots.
7. The Roller Coaster and the Local Train, Lane, page 135
8. Shotgun, Lane, page 136-138
9. Spinoffs, Lane page 145-146
10. Write from a different person. Example write from third person instead of first person.
I need to review the roller coaster, shot gun and train. Thanks for posting the page numbers too.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of writing from a different person's point of view. This can give the story a whole new angle and give the author more freedom!
ReplyDeleteI need to look up roller coaster, too! It sounds like a great idea, plus writing from a different point of view is fun, too.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to hearing you explain #7, 8, and 9 when we do the jigsaw. They sound interesting!
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