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Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "A truly great writer is one who can dedicate time to the revision process." dimitrireyespoet.com Revising and editing is probably the most important stage of the writing process. You can have a writer that has a natural drive to be creative so they produce, but without paying careful attention to the words on the page, the writer may not get their message across clearly. Revising, which in this case means to change or fix mistakes, and editing, which in this case means to add information, assures that your work is concise and easy to read. It also makes sure that there aren’t silly misspellings and/or misinterpretations. If you write anything from poetry to nonfiction, these two steps should always be done. This is why many experienced…

Instagram Facebook Youtube Pinterest "You become part of a solar system where you as the writer function as one of many planets revolving around the sun that is the workshop leader." - dimitrireyespoet.com Poetry workshops are very important.  In order to hone your skills, it is suggested that you don’t only put in the work, but you have others peer into your process as well. As writers, we sometimes get tunnel vision while pouring pixie dust all over our work. Writing in a group or having others look at our work brings us back to reality. It can also give you an edge with your own writing career. Here are 6 of those ways. 1. Encourages You to Write This will be the first but not the last time I’ll…