Chip Cheek | Revision is Writing

When Chip Cheek first came on the show, he told me a crazy story about his first draft

When writing his novel Cape May, Chip wasn’t 100% certain what time period it would be set in. So he wrote each chapter in a different era and, when he was finished, he met with his writing group and they all discussed the pros + cons of each, eventually settling on the 1950s.

The amazing thing is that, to us readers it feels like it couldn’t have been set any other time. This is the beauty of revision.

When we set the theme for this season, I knew Chip was a must-have to go back through the first draft he referred to as a beautiful mess and find out how he made it into the finished book, Cape May.

We get into many philosophical angles as well as revision mindset and I know you’re going to love this episode. Happy listening!

Full show notes with links: https://secretlibrarypodcast.com/episodes/chip-cheek-s2-ep3

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