Workshopping a novel is tricky. Unless you’ve got a committed writing group who will read and offer notes on the thing in its entirety, you’re going to have to submit an excerpt. What do you include? What do you leave out? When I say you, I mean me, because I am currently preparing my Tin House manuscript. This has meant no new words on this project this week; instead, I am tinkering, tightening, moving pieces around. Dragging fragments into and out of a new folder called “Excerpt.”
Choosing a Novel Excerpt to Workshop
Choosing a Novel Excerpt to Workshop
Choosing a Novel Excerpt to Workshop
Workshopping a novel is tricky. Unless you’ve got a committed writing group who will read and offer notes on the thing in its entirety, you’re going to have to submit an excerpt. What do you include? What do you leave out? When I say you, I mean me, because I am currently preparing my Tin House manuscript. This has meant no new words on this project this week; instead, I am tinkering, tightening, moving pieces around. Dragging fragments into and out of a new folder called “Excerpt.”