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Thank you all so much for taking part in Writer In Motion!
Because of you, round two was a huge success, and we’re inspired by your bravery in sharing your writing process with all of us. All the hard work you put into planning and crafting each revision of your story showed just what kind of dedication it takes to make a story shine. And trust us when we say, we know just how terrifying it can be to share that messy first draft. But after the past few weeks of revisions, your stories have blown us away as you forged them into full-fledged stories with heart, courage, and thrills abound.
We hope you made wonderful connections that will last a lifetime and learned that sharing your messy, yet beautiful creations can only strengthen them further. Now is the time to give yourself a huge pat on the back. You’ve done an incredible thing, laying bare the details of your editing process and showing your enthusiastic support for your fellow writers.
Once again, thank you and congratulations on a story well written! We look forward to seeing all of you again in the next round!
The Writer In Motion Journey: Final Reflections
Dani Frank
There were three main goals I had in mind when I entered that lottery over a month ago:
- Build a writing community that I can talk to and ask all the questions
- Learn all the things! Or at least some things. Which is more than I knew before, and
- Have some written material on the internet for the world to see that I can be proud of. Or at least ok with.
Monique Ocampo
I never thought I would get picked for this. I didn’t know what I was getting into. I just thought I would get through NaNoWriMo and get some new critique partners.
And then I got a new job. All of a sudden, it was like I was balancing three different plates, spinning around. Not only was I in the midst of NaNoWriMo, but I had to adjust to my new job and still participate in this contest. I thought I would just use a snippet of my story as sort of a “practice run” for when I eventually would get back into the edit/critique phase.
PJ Powell
Revelation 1: revision with a process is new to me, but I’m sold
Usually when I revise I am working on “everything at once” as I go through the draft. When I’m self-editing, I basically fix anything I see as I go. If I see a big-picture change I need to make, I either do it then or in the next pass. So it’s not like I have “no process,” but at the same time, “fixing everything” isn’t really a process.
C.M. Fick
The Writer-In-Motion exercise has come to an end, but throughout this process I’ve learned so such about my own writing process, what works for me, and what doesn’t.
As someone who enjoys writing flash fiction, I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this exercise, but I decided I had nothing to lose in taking the time during November while my most recent ms rested.