I think this chapter set me up really well to understand both what is important to think of while revising, but also to understand that first drafts are just the beginning of a piece’s life. I think the quote on the first page of this chapter, “First drafts should suck,” helped me feel much better about my perceived quality of my drafts. It reminded me of the section on theme we read a long time ago, where the author mentioned that the theme doesn’t have to exist prior to a draft. Both of these statements kind of uprooted my old experiences with writing in general. I liked how the chapter has the big picture section. It was nice to blitz through how to improve your story from a bunch of different directions, while also maintaining the essence of the original draft that you liked. I also liked the section on cutting from your draft. I tend to under-cut from my writing and it ends up being very wordy and the pacing can be weird. I think the tactics they mentioned like putting the piece you’re revising in a different font was really interesting and I definitely want to try that while I’m revising. This chapter was a great way to set me up to be in a revision mindset!