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 …
Week 1: The First Draft
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 …