The Psychology of Revision with Rene Gutteridge

We talk with author and screenwriter Rene Gutteridge about the mental work of revision, from receiving feedback to editing with grace. We also talk about how to have a healthy author’s identity.

Rene Gutteridge has been writing professionally for over twenty years, with diversified expertise in fiction, non-fiction, comedy sketches, novelizations and screenwriting. She is the multi-genre author of 24 novels plus several non-fiction titles. Her indie film SKID won deadCenter’s Best Oklahoma Feature in 2015, and in 2016 her novel My Life as a Doormat was adapted into the Hallmark movie Love’s Complicated. She is co-writer on the feature film Family Camp, a Movieguide award winner and a Dove Award nominee for 2023. She is also a Screencraft finalist in true-crime.

RENE’S LINKS

Website: https://www.renegutteridge.com

Coaching: https://bookme.name/renegutteridge

Writing Momentum: https://www.writingmomentum.com/

Movies: https://www.renegutteridge.com/movies-2024/

Books: https://www.renegutteridge.com/books-2024/

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CALL TO ACTION

Make a list of unhealthy traits you’ve acquired that signal an unhealthy author identity. Think of ways to acknowledge then neutralize the negativity.

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