I started the first read-through of a first draft yesterday.
WOW first drafts are humbling.
I sometimes forget that my first drafts are ugly. Yesterday after three chapters I was so dejected I cleaned house instead of continuing. But then while watching the new Star Trek with my sweetie, it hit me that I was judging my first draft story on final draft standards.
This isn't the first time I've made that mistake, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Hopefully blogging about it will help me remember that first drafts are skeletons. The magic happens in the revisions.
Published on June 25, 2014 03:56