I signed up for a course to improve my revision process that had the first (of two) classes yesterday. It was nice! The editor who is running the class is specifically focused on speculative fiction (fantasy and sci-fi primarily), which is great, and has already sent me feedback on the first 20 pages of my novel that I’m working on.
All really insightful stuff, and the class is pretty interesting. So far it’s mostly focused on the writing process, and how to improve your writing output such that the revisions are easier, but the class on Sunday is going to focus on the “now you’ve finished your first draft, what do you do”, which is great! I’m looking forward to that, no question. Anything that helps getting both a faster first draft, and a better second draft such that it reduces the cost of editing for the third draft will be massively helpful!
Other than that, it has fostered several great ideas that I can bring to the story, which is good, and some homework that I want to get finished before Sunday’s class, which is also good! I’ll see if I can find a link to the organization that runs the seminars (they’re based out of Texas, I think) and toss it here when the course is done, assuming it holds up for the remaining class!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!