September 9 - September 30
Online
$399Overview
A Four-Week Online Course
Before you can touch your novel’s draft at the line level, you need to understand big picture revision strategies. Celebrated editor Kat Brzozowski will help you make a revision roadmap and set your revision compass, using examples to see how published authors fine-tune their work.
The weekly sessions will include an editorial mindset on building up your strengths and addressing your weaknesses, along with weekly homework (and an optional post-course critique with detailed margin comments on up to 10-pages from anywhere in your novel.)
- Live sessions via Zoom on Wednesdays (September 9, 16, 23, & 30) from 7:30pm – 8:30pm Eastern
- Weekly homework assignments that will push you to see your story through a new lens
- You will have access to the recordings of the live sessions in our online classroom until October 31, 2026
- Optional, paid post-course critique with detailed margin comments of up to ten pages of your work in progress
From the Faculty:
“We all know that writing a book doesn’t end when the first draft is done. Revision is part art, part science, and as a seasoned editor, I’ll guide you through how to polish your novel into the diamond it can be!” – Kat Brzozowski
Why This Workshop?
One of the tendencies many of us have when moving from a draft into revision is tinkering.
Tinkering on the line level is important, yet it isn’t always the best direction for moving a novel through a real first revision. So how do you revise a whole novel on your own? Editor Kat Brzozowski will share ideas for looking at the whole novel clearly, building a revision roadmap, and identifying the most important parts to revise. You’ll leave with a plan that helps you move forward on your revision journey towards a stronger draft of your middle grade or young adult novel.
Each week, expect:
- An engaging LIVE session with Kat!
- One note of homework to try now, or save for the end of the course to address your revision
- Resources in the virtual classroom
Post course, if you find it helpful, you can sign up for an optional, paid critique from Kat. This critique can be of up to 10 pages from anywhere in your novel. You’ll receive detailed margin comments from Kat with reactions, questions, and suggestions. You’ll find out more about this opportunity during the last week of the course.
It’s a Great Fit If…
- You’re a novelist (or verse novelist) of middle grade or young adult books looking to build comprehensive revision tools and guidance from an editor at this stage in your process.
- You’re pre-published or just starting out. This program will help you move forward with your draft.
- You’re a published novelist who needs a supportive community and editorial lens on the revision of this novel. This course can help you refine new approaches to revising a draft.
- You work well in an online learning model by committing to the LIVE lectures or watching the sessions, and completing the recommended homework.
Tentative Agenda
All Times are Eastern Time.
Click on the headings below to explore the agenda in more detail.
Week 1: September 9, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm Eastern
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 7:30pm Eastern
- Overview of the Session
- Intro to the Revision Roadmap
- How to Make Your OWN Roadmap
- Open Q & A
- Homework
Week 2: September 16, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm Eastern
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:30pm Eastern
- Homework Debrief
- Revision Examples – How Do Authors Revise?
- With both MG and YA examples
- Open Q & A
- Homework
Week 3: September 23, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm Eastern
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 7:30pm Eastern
- Homework Debrief
- How Do Authors Set Their Revision Compasses?
- Setting Your Own Revision Compass
- Open Q & A
- Homework
Week 4: September 30, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm Eastern
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 7:30pm Eastern
- Homework Debrief
- Using Your Compass to Revise
- Sharing Revised Work (optional)
- Q & A
- Review OPTIONAL, paid, post-course critique
Post-Course Critique Opportunity (At an Additional Cost)
Post course, if you find it helpful, you can sign up for an optional, paid critique from Kat. This critique can be of up to 10 pages from anywhere in your novel. You’ll receive detailed margin comments from Kat with reactions, questions, and suggestions. You’ll find out more about this opportunity during the last week of the course.
This is a paid opportunity at $125 that is not included in the 4-week course.
About This Novel Revision Workshop
DUMMY ROW - WILL BE HIDDEN
Will I Receive Feedback for My Work?
You can expect this level of feedback and faculty interaction in this revision workshop:
- Weekly Q & A following Kat’s session
- Weekly opportunities to share homework in the virtual classroom
- Post course, if you find it helpful, you can sign up for an optional, paid critique from Kat. This critique can be of up to 10 pages from anywhere in your novel. You’ll receive detailed margin comments from Kat with reactions, questions, and suggestions. You’ll find out more about this opportunity during the last week of the course. This is a paid opportunity at $125 that is not included in the 4-week course.
Do I Need to Have a Novel-in-Progress to Take This Course?
You do not. This course can easily be adapted to your needs.
If you have a partial draft, or a strong outline, you can use the strategies in this course to build your draft. The focus will be on big picture revision skills, knowing that these skills are purposeful no matter where in the journey you learn them.
Can I Connect with Other Participants Prior to the Workshop?
Pre-Workshop
- At registration: you will submit a brief survey of your goals for the course and a brief summary of the novel you hope to work on throughout the course.
- You will be invited into the virtual classroom at least a week before the workshop to introduce yourself to the class and gather resources.
Where Can I Find Additional Resources on Novel Revision from Faculty?
Revision Resources from Our Blog
- The Sticky Note Approach to Revision
- Tools and Tips on Character Revision
- Using a Revision Grid to Break A Story Down Into Elements
- Use Darcy Pattison’s Shrunken Manuscript Technique to Understand the Structure, Plot and Impact of Your Novel
- As Simple As Possible: Three Ways To Tighten Your Prose
Resources from Kat
Books Edited by Kat Brzozowski
