This week we focused on revision and our literary journals. Our groups assembled and finalized our submission guidelines, assigned roles, and talked about the asthetic of our journal. We created a timeline and set goals for completion. In class on Wednesday we did writing revision exercises. We performed a writing chain where each person wrote 2-3 lines which were themed with a particular sense which was preassigned.
I'm very excited about the Lit Candles literary journal. I have some really great people on my team. Everyone is engaged with their particular role in the process and open to ideas. I'm happy that we decided to accept a variety of generes because I think it will make our journal more diverse and interesting, it will have a little something for everyone. I can't wait to see the art and more visual things that we will use. The writing/revision exercise on Wednesday were not very helpful in my opinion. I struggle with fast, off the cuff writing exercises, it is just not how my brain works. Generally I just put anything down because of the pressure and it has no meaning or relevance and makes me feel frustrated. When I write at home it takes me a very long time but I get there just the same.
I'm thinking about the revision process and how it changes my ideas about writing and the creative process. Clearly writing is a very fluid art and words are a dime a dozen. Sometimes I do get attached to my "pets" and will try to rewrite around them. I feel like at this stage I'm really pleased with my first or second drafts (poems) because I spend so much time writing them in the first place I tend to feel like I've gotten it pretty close to right. However, my short stories can use quite a bit of revision, I'm just not certain in which direction to take them.
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