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EPISODE · May 23, 2025 · 16 MIN

Revising With Purpose: Sharpen Your Story

from Beyond The Margins with Jen Chambers · host Jen Chambers

Send us a textIn this week’s Your Voice Matters, Jen walks you through the transformation phase of storytelling: revision. Not just about fixing grammar or trimming words, revision is where your story takes shape, gains power, and becomes the version that speaks to others—and to you. 📚 Highlights include: 3 deep-dive revision exercises to make your chapters popTips from Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King (memoirists, this one’s gold too!)How to cut 10% from a scene without losing its heartReal examples from published memoirs that mastered revisionThis episode helps you shape not just your pages, but your chapters. Because every writer needs to know how to take what’s raw and revise it with love, clarity, and purpose. ✏️ Mentioned in this episode: ProWritingAid (self-editing tool) Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King Jane Friedman’s Blog (essential reading) Your Voice Matters Revision Toolkit (free download) Let’s turn your draft into a story that sings. 🎙️ Podcast theme "Resiient,"  By Joey Helpish. Full podcast theme, "Resilient," by Joey Helpish. All rights reserved.Support the showThank you for listening! Jennifer Chamberswww.jennifer-chambers.comIG: @jennifer_chambers_ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jbchambers.substack.com/subscribe

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