
The Alchemy of the Rewrite

Students are frequently unwilling to rewrite, because rewriting suggests to them that what they wrote the first time is wrong, and they don't like that feeling. But it's not that, it's just that writing is a process and you are cleaning up the language.
It's not that you're changing it: you're doing it better, hitting a higher note or a deeper tone ... See more
It's not that you're changing it: you're doing it better, hitting a higher note or a deeper tone ... See more
In Her Own Words: Toni Morrison on Writing, Editing, and Teaching
Rough Drafts
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That’s how I see revision: a chance for the writer’s intuition to assert itself over and over.