Most sessions include both a brief recorded video and a written lecture detailing the session’s topic. When applicable, sessions will include insights from other writers talking about their revision process. At the end of each session, participants will have a chance to revise an original piece and submit it to the instructor for feedback on their approach, or in some cases, take on a writing exercise that will help writers apply and practice the information provided in the session. The author guiding this course will apply feedback on homework assignments.
Session One: Revision is Writing
Session Two: The Set-Up
Session Three: The Big Picture
Session Four: Start at the Beginning
Session Five: Elevating the Elements
Session Six: Get to the Heart
Session 7: The End
Session 8: Word-by-Word
Session 9: When to Stop
Week 10: You Have Done It: Wrap Up Your Revision (and this class)
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Meet the instructor
Polly Campbell
Polly Campbell is the award-winning author of four books, including You, Recharged: How to Beat Fatigue (Mostly), Amp Up Your Energy (Usually), and Enjoy Life Again (Always); How to Live an Awesome Life; Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People; and How to Reach Enlightenment. Her magazine articles have appeared in national print and online publications such as Writer’s Digest, Psychology Today, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Arthritis Today, The Huffington Post, and others.
Polly is the host of the Simply Write w/Polly Campbell podcast and companion Substack, where she offers practical insights and inspiration for writers at all levels. A frequent presenter at writing conferences, Polly has spoken at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, the Virtual Erma hosted by the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, and other events. She also teaches virtual and in-person classes at colleges, bookstores, nonprofits, and corporate trainings, and enjoys working with writers of all levels.
Polly lives in Oregon with her family, where she has a drawer of new notebooks and is currently working on a novel. Her favorite pens are the Pilot G2 or her Pilot 743 fountain pen, though she also enjoys her Twisbi Eco. Find her on Substack @simplywrite.substack.com or at www.pollycampbell.com.
