Photo by Rahul Pandit on Unsplash The First (Unedited) Drafts After the winners of the Editor Round Raffle soaked in the prompt and translated it into inspired words, they bravely shared their drafts—flaws and all. Huge kudos to our talented authors for having the courage to put themselves and their work out there! Ready to find out where …
Writer in Motion Summer 2020: Key Dates to Remember
Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your continued championing of Writer In Motion. We appreciate all of your retweets, comments and shares. It’s been exciting to see the interest building in the community for the upcoming round, and you’ve been a big part of making that happen. We hope you’ll join us July 25th …
Week 5: Final Reflections
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] 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 …
Week 4: The Final Draft
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] The Prompt The Final 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 ten lucky raffle winners got to send their revised drafts to professional editor Jeni Chappelle …
Week 3: The CP-Edited Draft
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] The Prompt 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 …
Week 2: The Self-Edited Draft
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] The Prompt 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 …
Week 1: The First Draft
[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] The Prompt The First (Unedited) Drafts After the winners of the Editor Round Raffle soaked in the prompt and translated it into inspired words, they bravely shared their drafts—flaws and all. Huge kudos to our talented authors for having the courage to put themselves and their work out …