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The Real Writing is in the Revision with Jasminne Mendez

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Monday(s), July 7 & 14, 2025, 6:30-8pm CDT, via Zoom
(Nonmember: $90; Member: $75; Student/Educ/Mil : $63)

Have you ever sat down to revise a piece of writing but had no idea where to begin? Or have you started revising only to find yourself stuck halfway through? If you find revision to be an intimidating and messy process, then this class is for you! 

In this two-part lecture, writers of any genre and at any stage in their craft will learn practical revision strategies to help refine and reimagine their drafts and works-in-progress. We will discuss how to assess what needs revision, including beginnings and endings, scenes and plots, syntax and diction, metaphors, and more. Then, we will explore visual organization tools such as note cards, sticky notes, and highlighters. Students will leave with tools to continue these editing practices following the lecture.

Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American best-selling poet, translator, playwright, and audiobook narrator, and an award-winning author of books for children and adults. Her novel-in-verse Aniana del Mar Jumps In (Dial) received the 2024 Pura Belpre Honor Award. Other works have won prizes from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Writer’s League of Texas, and the International Latino Book Awards. Her YA fiction debut The Story of My Anger (Dial) is set for September 2025. Mendez is the Program Director for Tintero Projects and lives in Houston, TX.

Monday(s), July 7 & 14, 2025, 6:30-8pm CDT, via Zoom
(Nonmember: $90; Member: $75; Student/Educ/Mil : $63)

Have you ever sat down to revise a piece of writing but had no idea where to begin? Or have you started revising only to find yourself stuck halfway through? If you find revision to be an intimidating and messy process, then this class is for you! 

In this two-part lecture, writers of any genre and at any stage in their craft will learn practical revision strategies to help refine and reimagine their drafts and works-in-progress. We will discuss how to assess what needs revision, including beginnings and endings, scenes and plots, syntax and diction, metaphors, and more. Then, we will explore visual organization tools such as note cards, sticky notes, and highlighters. Students will leave with tools to continue these editing practices following the lecture.

Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American best-selling poet, translator, playwright, and audiobook narrator, and an award-winning author of books for children and adults. Her novel-in-verse Aniana del Mar Jumps In (Dial) received the 2024 Pura Belpre Honor Award. Other works have won prizes from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Writer’s League of Texas, and the International Latino Book Awards. Her YA fiction debut The Story of My Anger (Dial) is set for September 2025. Mendez is the Program Director for Tintero Projects and lives in Houston, TX.

More about Gemini Ink
Gemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels so they can bring their stories to life.Gemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels so they can bring their stories to life.
When & Where
Jul 7, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CDT
$63.00


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