I studied poetry with Jorie Graham a million years ago, and she called it the hot spot. I got an image of one of those guys slowly walking on the beach detecting for gold. Great piece which arrives in the middle of a revision. Thank you.
Love this. “Look for places where the story heats up, where you lose your sense of where you are for a moment and give yourself over to the story instead, where the story surprises you.” That’s just it--those moments that when I reread, I’m surprised by because they seem to have come from some other place.
Thanks for great advice! I needed that.
My new favorite! (I feel like that every Sunday, though). And a nice reminder that sometimes the opposite of slow is deep. 💞
This is a keeper, you knocked it out of the park, so true all of it, so good you've written it down for us!
This is brilliant, Al
I studied poetry with Jorie Graham a million years ago, and she called it the hot spot. I got an image of one of those guys slowly walking on the beach detecting for gold. Great piece which arrives in the middle of a revision. Thank you.
Oh, Alice, this is both helpful and inspiring in that it’s a new way to look at the task of revision. thank you so much.
What a wonderful way to look at our work with a considerate eye when revising!
Love this. “Look for places where the story heats up, where you lose your sense of where you are for a moment and give yourself over to the story instead, where the story surprises you.” That’s just it--those moments that when I reread, I’m surprised by because they seem to have come from some other place.