Hello writers and welcome to week 2 of Writer In Motion! Hopefully it wasn’t too hard to click publish on a completely untouched draft. Don’t worry, that fear is totally normal, even after years of doing this, it’s still hard for me to hit publish. It takes an incredibly strong person to be that vulnerable, …
Week 1: The Messy First Draft
And So It Begins… Hello again, valiant writers and curious readers! As you might recall from last week’s post, we kicked off Writer In Motion with a chilling and mysterious prompt. Writers boldly took up their quills and answered the call of the muses, creating some of the most imaginative tales we’ve ever seen. It’s …
Writer In Motion 2021 – The Prompt
It’s officially July 9th which means today is the day the prompt goes live!! If you’re still not clear what Writer In Motion is, our goal is to help writers see what a difference the revision process makes to a story by giving them the opportunity to walk through the process themselves. There will be …
Writer In Motion Summer 2021: Registration Now Open To All Writers
Welcome to Writer In Motion! It’s the first week of July, which means registration is officially open to all writers interested in participating in our event this summer. For those of you new to the WIM scene—or if you’re like me and need a refresher every season—this is how the event goes: We’ll post an …
Writer In Motion Summer 2021: We’re Back!
Welcome writers! After a long and dreary winter, we have finally arrived at my favorite time of the year, Writer In Motion Season!!!! As with past years, the process is the same. We will post a prompt, everyone will write their own short story, and over the following weeks, your piece will be run through …
Thank you!
To all of our wonderful writers, thank you. Thank you for sharing your words with us. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your editing process in front of friends and strangers. Thank you for taking a leap of faith, putting yourself out there and trusting us with your stories. It was a brave …
Week 5: Final Thoughts
Thank you all so much for taking part in Writer In Motion Summer 2020! Because of you, round three was a huge success! We had more participants and editors participate than ever before! We’re inspired by your bravery in sharing your writing process with all of us. All the hard work you put into planning …
Week 4: The Editor-Edited Draft
Last week, our writers worked with Critique Partners (CPs), both lending and receiving additional sets of eyes to help level up each other’s second drafts. This week, our winners got to send their revised drafts to the editors for a final critique. Armed with valuable feedback, our authors completed the final step in the revision …
Week 3: The CP-Edited Draft
The CP-Edited Draft Last week, our authors refined their own stories and posted their self-edited drafts. This week, our writers swapped with Critique Partners (CPs), helping each other improve their stories by critiquing each others’ work. This is sometimes the hardest week for writers because sharing work with others—especially strangers—can be daunting. There is the anxiety …
Week 2: The Self-Edited Draft
Last week, our authors posted their unedited first drafts, letting the story ideas flow uninhibited. Not surprisingly, many found this step challenging. Some were so used to backtracking and revising on the fly that letting the words just be was almost as anxiety inducing as staring at a blank page. Others adopted never-before-seen outline/scene …