Note: make sure to bring your computers with you to class; if we have time, I'd like you to do some revision exercises in class with your short stories.
Monday 4/17--Read "Revision" in Writing Fiction, 316-329 and 333-338.
Tuesday 4/18--Read "Cariboo Cafe" by Helena Viramontes (see attached PDF).
Note: Helena Viramontes will likely be able to come to class period 3 and talk about the story and writing more generally. If you're in period 4 and can switch around to come to period 3 that day, please do!
Period 3: prepare a series of questions to ask Viramontes about the story and about the writing process in general.
Period 4: make sure you have your computer and one of your stories ready for revising!
Thursday 4/20--Read "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" in reader, 105-115.
Friday 4/21--Look at the original version of the story and compare with the edited version:
Compare the edited version with the original version of "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love": Carver story--before LIsch edits
Please note some of the key differences between the stories.
Also, for those who are interested, click here to check out some letters that Carver wrote to Lish regarding their relationship.
Also read "Revisioning the Great Gatsby" in your reader: 47-57.
Think about what makes for a great writer-editor relationship.
Here's the original version of "What We Talk About" without the editorial comments: