Revise?
How do I know what to take out of my paper? What should I now include? What should I keep from the original story? Who should I listen to? who should I not listen to?
All of these are questions that I had to ask myself while working on my revision to the story.
The first change I made, actually came from a lot people within the workshop. I decided to change the name from the day my life ended to Alpha and Omega. I selected this name because its a play on two meanings. Not only does it mean beginning and end, but the story is also about African American Greek College life.
I also decided to put in a few scenes that I had, but took out, and the workshop told me I in fact did need. I decided to listen to a lot of people who enjoy my genre, and people who I enjoy his or her writing style. I did not listen to people who I has writing styles I cant connect with.
I have a particular vision for how I want things to turn out, and what I want to give to my readers. I figured it wouldn't be logical for me to listen to people who would lead me away from what it was I wanted to give each reader.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI really like the change in the title of the story. I thought that it was a creative way of getting your previous title across.