How do I write a first draft? The 3 secrets to plotting vs pantsing your novel.
You’re pumped, right? Inspired. You’ve got an idea that you can’t get out of your head – be it for a novel or a short story or even a screenplay. It’s an idea that came to you in the night, maybe. An idea that hopefully popped into your head after my last post – How To Banish Writer’s Block.
But either way, in the here and now, it’s a new beginning. A
fresh start – your first book or your tenth. It’s exciting and scary and
there’s so many possibilities lying ahead.
But there’s that voice again, whispering in the back of your
mind: ‘This is going to hurt, isn’t it?’
Well, maybe. A little. Because writing a first draft? It’s a marathon. A marathon without any real route. You can go whichever way you want. It’s liberating, on a good day. And on a bad?
Well, it’s an…
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