Product Details

• Actors: Janet Burroway; Rosellen Brown; Robert Olen Butler; Ron Carlson; Elizabeth Dewberry; Patricia Foster; Michael Martone; John McNally; Elizabeth Stuckey-French; Ken Foster; Holly Carver.
• Directors: Jotham Burrello
• Format: Color, Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Elephant Rock Productions
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2005
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CGYOHM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,120 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Writer, October 2005

These DVDs will inspire you to write and submit and revise and submit and do it over and over again.

Product Description

So, Is It Done? Navigating the Revision Process: Methods, Questions, Interviews, and Exercises to Guide Writers to Their Best Work. Hosted by acclaimed novelist Janet Burroway, author of the renowned textbook Writing Fiction, this exciting DVD brings published writers’ revision experiences and insights directly to the writer’s desk or classroom.

Whether a writer is getting ready to send that story out for the first time or she’s filled that binder with rejection notes, chances are that the writer will want to think about revising the work before dropping it in the envelope. This DVD presents five rounds of revision and accompanying exercises that any prose writer can try alone or with a group or class.

So, Is It Done? features award-winning writers Rosellen Brown, Robert Olen Butler, Ron Carlson, Elizabeth Dewberry, Patricia Foster, Michael Martone, John McNally, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, and University of Iowa Press editor Holly Carver. They share their experiences and take on the question: So, is it done?

This digital learning tool can be used in the classroom or at home to complement the best writing texts available.

• Running time for the main program is 67 minutes. • Running time for the bonus sections is 53 minutes.

• Ebook 122-pages of published stories.

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, June 1, 2006

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Oak Park (Oak Park, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So, Is It Done? Navigating the Revision Process Hosted by Janet Burroway (DVD)

So, Is It Done? features experienced writers talking about their craft and demonstrating their techniques. It's like having a bunch of great teachers in your living room. The DVD is loaded with valuable and practical information that breaks the process of revision into manageable chunks. At the same time it never lets the mechanics overshadow the importance and magic of the artistry and life of the story itself. In addition to the "Rounds of Revision," the Bonus Section includes extended discussions by some of the featured authors, writing exercises, and a digital anthology of stories. This DVD is a resource that writers can refer to repeatedly at various stages of their development. It's worth the money.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing tool for writers of all levels, February 8, 2006

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alkaline conkle "a conk" (chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So, Is It Done? Navigating the Revision Process Hosted by Janet Burroway (DVD)

This DVD is chock full of useful ideas and exercises that can take a piece your working on into the next level. I highly recommend this DVD for all writers in college writing programs as well as writers who need that extra something something that will elevate their work to a publishable level. A+

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, February 19, 2011

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This review is from: So, Is It Done? Navigating the Revision Process Hosted by Janet Burroway (DVD)

To budding writers, this DVD explains the revision process thoroughly. And for those who are seasoned, it reminds you of the smaller tasks that one should not avoid or skip while revising. Very helpful.