Ever Feel Like Your First Draft Is An Ugly Baby?

I mean, you’ve written this story, completed it even, and you’re on a high. You did it! You finished your story! Possibly even won NaNoWriMo at this time of year, too! Well done! You bask in the glory of the moment – as well you should.

But then the inevitable happens: you go back and read your draft.

Splat.

That was your heart landing on the floor. Because this book you completed, the ‘baby’ you’ve grown? It’s ugly.

Oh, sure, there are pretty bits here and there: maybe a character you love o...