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14: Don’t spend too much time “learning” how to write from guides. You learn the most from reading and hands on practice.
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13: Don’t do research on your rough draft. Nobody will read your rough draft to point out all the incorrect facts. Your second draft is where you smooth those details out. It helps with creating backstory and realism. Keep research requirements to a minimum by sticking with what you know.
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12: cut down back story. Cut your second draft to be 10% shorter than your first. Cut out the boring stuff and you’ll naturally have a good pace for your story.
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Don’t show anyone your rough draft. Write as quickly as possible in your rough draft. Don’t do research, don’t edit, just upload your brain to the page as fast as you can until it’s done. I mean it!
Once done, wait 6 weeks or longer before reading and 2nd draft.
Your 2nd draft is the heavy rewrite. Find the theme. Make the scenes make sense. Write FOR an audience.
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Don’t show anyone your rough draft. Write as quickly as possible in your rough draft. Don’t do research, don’t edit, just upload your brain to the page as fast as you can until it’s done. I mean it!
Once done, wait 6 weeks or longer before reading and 2nd draft.
Your 2nd draft is the heavy rewrite. Find the theme. Make the scenes make sense. Write FOR an audience.
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rereading for my english project bc I need too and this shit was lowkey fire
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