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Reverse Outlining for Revision
2026-07-28 19:00:00 2026-07-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Reverse Outlining for Revision Reverse outlining is creating an outline of a story after the first draft is written. Book coach Julie Artz will discuss four techniques for reverse outlinging to help you with your revision plan. Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Tuesday, July 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-28 19:00:00 2026-07-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Reverse Outlining for Revision Reverse outlining is creating an outline of a story after the first draft is written. Book coach Julie Artz will discuss four techniques for reverse outlinging to help you with your revision plan. Online - Virtual Room - EPD

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Virtual Room - EPD

Reverse outlining is creating an outline of a story after the first draft is written. Book coach Julie Artz will discuss four techniques for reverse outlinging to help you with your revision plan.

This event will not be recorded and playback will not be available. Please arrive on time.

This is a Virtual Event hosted through Zoom. All stated times are in the Eastern time zone. You will receive an email with a link to access the Zoom room before the event from your event host.  
 
A computer with access to the internet and speakers or headsets are required. 
 
If using a mobile device, Android and iOS users must install the Zoom App. However, please note interactivity may be limited.  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

TAGS: | writers | promo | epd | bb-writers-corner |

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