Category Archives: revisions

Less Trash, More Treasure: Searching for Nuggets

Posted on January 19, 2012 by SharonJoss

Orson Welles said, “I want to give the audience a hint of a scene.  No more than that.  Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything themselves.  Give them just a suggestion, and you get them working with you.” … Continue reading →

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Peeling the Onion

Posted on July 8, 2011 by SharonJoss

There comes a point (or several) when your manuscript is ready (or not) for aliens.  Not the kind from outer space, but real READERS.   For the FATE manuscript, I asked two fellow writers whom I’d met at a writing workshop.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Editing, drafts, FATE, feedback, peeling the onion, reviewer, revisions | 2 Comments