Revision Is the Story: a six-week short story workshop with Bethany Ball (In Person at HVWC)

I like to think of a first draft as the block of marble we’ve dragged up from the quarry into our studio. The first draft might be roughly the size and shape of our story but without revision, we cannot bring out the unique qualities that will cause a story to leap off the page and grab a reader by the throat. In this class we will use generative exercises to create new work and lovingly workshop stories so we can learn to flex our revision muscles.

NB:This class will be taught in person and will be capped at 10 students. It will start on Friday March 14 and end on Friday April 18. Please review the course policies page before registering for any classes. Please email misty@writerscenter.org with any questions.

Bethany Ball is the author of the acclaimed novels What To Do About the Solomons and The Pessimists, both published by Grove Atlantic. Born and raised in Detroit, Bethany has lived in New York for over 20 years. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence and was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Jewish Book Council debut fiction prize. Her work has been featured and reviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Detroit Free Press, Jewish Book Council, Electric Literature, Zyzzyva and has work forthcoming from Sewanee Press, Northwest Review, and Lilith Magazine. She is currently at work a new novel set in the Motor City.