Discover The Writing and Revising Collection

We’re proud to announce The Five Things I’ve Learned Writing and Revising Collection. Your chance to spend time with and learn directly from six of our wisest, most celebrated writers.

Across six two-hour sessions, you’ll discover the Five Things each author has learned about writing and revising — from developing ideas and finding the right point of view to editing with confidence, embracing failure, and bringing your work to its fullest potential.

The Five Things I’ve Learned Writing and Revising Collection is available now for immediate, on-demand purchase. You can view every class in the collection for a single ticket price of $99 and easily return to each sessions as often as you’d like.

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Steve Almond — bestselling writer and teacher — who shares the Five Things He’s Learned about failure’s essential role in success, and reframing creative setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth.

Adrienne Brodeur — bestselling author, editor, and Executive Director of Aspen Words — who shares the Five Things She’s Learned about how attention and patience shape and deepen a writer’s craft.

Benjamin Dreyer — author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English and former copy chief and managing editor of Random House — who shares the Five Things He’s Learned about making writing more effective, clear, and sharp.

Andre Dubus III — award-winning writer and teacher — who shares the Five Things He’s Learned about writing, revision, and bringing work to its fullest fruition.

Elizabeth George — New York Times bestselling author — who shares the Five Things She’s Learned about self-editing: recognizing what works in your writing and fixing what does not.

Rebecca Makkai — celebrated writer and teacher — who shares the Five Things She’s Learned about point of view, why it underlies nearly every problem on the page, and how seeing through another person’s eyes strengthens both writing and empathy.

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Steve
Almond

Five Things I've Learned About

Writing, Failing, and Trying Again

Bestselling writer and teacher Steve Almond shares Five Things He’s Learned about failure’s essential role in success – and about the necessity of reframing our creative setbacks as opportunities for...

Adrienne
Brodeur

Five Things I've Learned About

as an Editor That Made Me a Better Writer

Best-selling author, editor, and Executive Director of Aspen Words Adrienne Brodeur shares the Five Things She’s Learned about how attention and patience shape and deepen a writer’s craft.

Benjamin
Dreyer

Five Things I've Learned About

Being Your Own Best Editor

Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English and the retired copy chief and managing editor of Random House, shares the Five Things He’s Learned about how you can make your...

Andre
Dubus III

Five Things I've Learned About

The Absolute Necessity of Revision

Award-winning writer and teacher Andre Dubus III shares the Five Things He’s Learned about writing, revision, and the glorious challenge of bringing your work to its fullest fruition.

Elizabeth
George

Five Things I've Learned About

Editing My Own Work

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George shares the Five Things She’s Learned about self-editing can help you to recognize what works in your own writing – and to fix what doesn’t.

Rebecca
Makkai

Five Things I've Learned About

Grasping Point of View – on the Page and in the World

Celebrated writer and teacher Rebecca Makkai shares the Five Things She’s Learned about the issue she’s found most connected to almost early every problem on the page – and why improving the ability to...

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