A Ten Bad Pages Creative Writing Guide
$7
How to critique someone else’s story, survive having yours discussed, and turn a roomful of opinions into better writing.
You know what you meant to write. Workshop tells you what you actually wrote.
At some point your professor asks everyone to submit a story. Then the class reads them, sits in a circle and discusses them while the authors try to look like they’re having a normal afternoon.
The Workshop Kit is for that week. It covers both jobs: reading a classmate’s story closely enough to say something more useful than “I liked it,” and keeping quiet while your own story is discussed. Then it shows you how to turn a dozen opinions into a revision plan.
It works with whatever format your class uses. Follow your professor’s format, and your professor’s AI policy always wins.
Read a classmate’s story twice, then write comments that name a moment, explain your reaction and give the writer something to work on.
What to submit, why not to apologize first, and how to listen while your story is discussed.
Sort a dozen opinions into patterns, separate reactions from prescriptions, and plan the revision before you touch the draft.
Two prompts that question your reading instead of writing it, and an example of AI getting it wrong.
Purchase includes one printable PDF. It’s a guide, not a fillable workbook: the exercises go in your notebook or writing app.
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