The Magic Of Revision | Obert Skye | TEDxIdahoFalls

Writing is a process. Revision is the magic in the process. It's what breathes energy into an otherwise lifeless body of words. When you write knowing that you can undo or change everything if you desire, that's precisely what invites an unlimited level of creativity.

Obert Skye is the author of the Leven Thumps book series, among other interesting, well-revised, published works.

[PatrickJohnPalen]

I wish ALL professors were as engaging as this guy! Love it.

[diamondarrow]

POV: You are reading the comments while bored with the video

[ivyj.]

we were watching this in class and i absolutely lost it at the bee story

[brianbrown]

I thoroughly enjoyed that!! "And so, on that note, I'm done." XD That quote should go down in history.

[TimothyHess-etqs]

This was an excellent talk on a very hard subject to make interesting. REVISED: This was an epic tale of bees, fire, and revision!

[sarmajere]

My first year writing class wraps up this week and I needed a lead in to encourage my students to take advantage of my revision offer. This is PERFECT encouragement. Thank you so much!

[Themaddierivera]

I'm required to watch this video for COMP 1301. Something that Obert Skye mentioned and I thought was important is the Obert Eight process. He mentioned the fifth step is to revise. 87% of people dread revising their paper. Revision is understanding. We revise to tell the best story and properly express, we revise for the benefit of others. Our ideas deserve to be properly revised.The magic of revision stands like a wizard and it turns pens and pencils into wands. This shows how powerful and important the revision process is. Overall, poetically beautiful ted talk.

[collinfletcher]

As interesting as the bee story was, I didn't learn a thing about revising from this video

[drhymanwritesandspeakes]

This presentation is poetically beautifully and realistically needed. This sentence may need revision; however, it emerges from my heart. I appreciate this dance, this movement. I will share this gift on revision with students! Thanks!

[lauramonahan]

My mouth was hanging open in anticipation, like a dog's. Thank you for revising this talk so thoroughly that you spun gold.

[nicolemartinez]

thank that was very power i took so much from that rite now and i definitely look at revision and revise differently thank you. I love passion you put in to your everything.

[omigod]

I agree with a few comments posted on here. I did not learn a thing nor do i care about writing much less revising any paper. Completely pointless to me. Just read my paper and grade it so I can move on to the next class.

[wyattstevens]

4:52 Is this a nod to his "Wizard For Hire" series? Sounds like it!

[selenabaker]

My teacher wanted me to watch this but honestly it's TRUE!👍🏻

[cubegaming]

This helped me to revise my minecraft build

[heypeaceitsjade]

I've always moved on from a novel after I've written the first two drafts. Moved on or had a pity party that no one would want to read it (self reject ahead of time). Now that I finally have a novel others are interested in, I have to learn this new step of "revision" and I'm def afraid.

[noelmay]

Oops. He had me until that Rodney King reference. I was considering this video to show to my inner-city high school bridge class but that's a big NO now. Bummer. I'll try to find something from him in writing perhaps. :'(

[ElevateYourWorth]

I thought this was a talk on one of Neville Goddard's teachings on Revision. Highly disappointed and stopped when the bees started making their hidden nests.

[storyknight]

Never heard so much filler in a speech. Perhaps they should "revise" their speech length from 12 minutes to 1.

[whitenoisedeepsleep]

12:13 minutes of my life to tell me to revise?