Revision Tips

In a traditional workshop, the author reads his or her work, then the listener responds to the work with verbal feedback. The author takes notes.  When I am the author, I like to give my workshop partner a typed copy of my piece. I prefer to read it aloud to them while they read along.  When I read aloud, I hear my own mistake, and I hear ways I could improve the piece.  After I have done this and made revisions, I am ready to workshop it by reading it aloud to a large group.