Every author goes trough multiple drafts of anything they write. Personally I am doing a first draft that no one will see then a second draft that I will start sharing with my writing group. Based in their feedback, I will work on my third and fourth drafts.
The first draft is the hardest for me, because I want to get all of my ideas out at once an make everything perfect. I am trying to break myself out of the habit of constantly editing, but it is hard going. I think if I can keep up not editing I will be able to finish my first draft of my romance by June. By December I want to be on at least my third draft.
Are there any special processes or habits you have when you write your drafts?
The first draft is the hardest for me, because I want to get all of my ideas out at once an make everything perfect. I am trying to break myself out of the habit of constantly editing, but it is hard going. I think if I can keep up not editing I will be able to finish my first draft of my romance by June. By December I want to be on at least my third draft.
Are there any special processes or habits you have when you write your drafts?
So far I write first draft by writing as much as possible, to get absolutely everything on paper in a chronological order. Then I fix the typos because they distract and annoy me - then I print the draft and start a-fixin'.
ReplyDeleteI've done this for such a short time though that I don't have a clear routine yet. But it's developing!
Honestly I haven't gone through my entire planned out process yet. This is the first manuscript I am close to finishing. The second draft is where I will fix typos and add in a lot of detail. If I don't wait till then, I will never get the first draft done.
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