Almost done with expansion

I am happy to announce that I only need two and half additional pages to reach the page requirement. I have been expanding my essay for about five hours now and am in serious need of a break. So, I am considering options and am contemplating the whole "physically attack your paper" approach to revision. I have never tried such a fun revision option and I suppose now is a great time to branch out and try it. Since I have been writing on the max and in class, I have a few of paragraphs that are a little out of order. I feel as though cutting up my paper would help me rearrange the paragraphs and create better flow within my essay. So far there is a timeline flow to the essay, but a few expansion paragraphs are sprinkled throughout the essay. In order to better organize the paragraphs I may cut each sentence up to further rearrange the paragraphs.

Are you using any out of the ordinary approaches to revision?

ESSAY EXPANSION TIME :-)

Expansion is harder than I thought it would be. I was thinking all this new insight was just going to come right to the top of my head. Now that it is time to expand, I am feeling less than analytical. So far I have expanded an extra five pages, so I only have eight pages to go. I know I can do it, it just seems so daunting. I should look at the bright side, I am half way to the finish line.
I guess I chose the hard route, since I am only expanding one essay.
What are you expanding for your final portfolio?

Back to where it all began!

I just peer workshopped my own piece of writing! Alright, I suppose it is revision not peer workshopping.. but WOW. I did not remember what I wrote, and it was only a month or so ago. Looking at this piece makes me want to chop it up, expand and change the direction of the ending. I did not think so much could change in a matter of weeks, but there is so much more to this particular story that there was before. Even though this final portfolio will be a ton of work, I am really excited for the end result.

Has anyone else starting revising their work?

Peer Workshop!

I am so excited about this peer workshop! I have been wanting to workshop my writing all term, so I am glad to finally be able to. It is always nice to get a fresh perspective on your writing, as reading a draft over and over again gets annoying. I am HOPING that my piece of writing gets all marked up so I  can revise and expand my writing.

I have only workshopped writing once, and that was in class. So, this take home workshop is a whole new project for me. How are you liking this type of peer workshop?