Thanks for all your questions for this installation of Office Hours. I was heartened by how many of you asked about editing, revision, and structure—unglamorous but essential parts of writing. Anyone who's taken a workshop with me knows that I believe learning how structure works—especially reading closely for structure in its more intuitive forms—is the key to becoming a better and more successful writer.
Anyone who's taken a workshop with me knows that I believe learning how structure works—especially reading closely for structure in its more intuitive forms—is the key to becoming a better and more successful writer. I haven't tackled everyone's question yet. I'll do another post soon on all these questions as they apply to poetry, as well as one on submitting pitches and pieces, organizing writing time, research for a trade book, and much more.
I'll do another post soon on all these questions as they apply to poetry, as well as one on submitting pitches and pieces, organizing writing time, research for a trade book, and much more. But here is a start: some thoughts on how I think through these issues in my own projects and as a magazine editor.