I like to think of a first draft as the block of marble we’ve dragged up from the quarry into our studio. The first draft might be roughly the size and shape of our story but without revision, we cannot bring out the unique qualities that will cause a story to leap off the page and grab a reader by the throat. In this class we will use generative exercises to create new work and lovingly workshop stories so we can learn to flex our revision muscles.

Bethany Ball is the author of the acclaimed novels What To Do About the Solomons and The Pessimists, both published by Grove Atlantic. Born and raised in Detroit, Bethany has lived in New York for over 20 years. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence and was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Jewish Book Council debut fiction prize.