Do you understand that writing a novel, memoir, screenplay involves not just writing one draft but many?
Therefore, the quicker you write a draft the better.
Each time you write a draft all the way through to the endyou have a better sense of what the story is truly all about.
Do NOT make every word perfect in the first draft, especially not the beginning one quarterof the project. Until you have written a couple, or more, drafts all the way to the end, you have no idea of what is needed in the beginning.
I’ve said it before and I think it’s worth repeating again – the end defines the beginning. Therefore write all the way to the end.
Get your ego out of the way. The more you are able to tolerate imperfection, the more quickly you can finish a draft and every draft makes the story better. The perfection comes along with the process of writing draft after draft.
If it takes you years to write a draft, think how long it’s going to take to get your manuscript ready to submit. If it takes you months to write a draft, it’s going to happen more quickly.
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Thank you so much for writing this! I am on my 4th rewrite/draft of my first book. And felt a little like a failure because it required all of these changes. It is nice to know that I am actually doing it right.
Great! You truly are on the right track. Four rewrites are nothing compared to some writers who do plenty more than that. Pat yourself on the back!
Each time you write all the way through to the end you're in better shape than those writers who stay stuck in the beginning and never move on from there.
Congratulations!!!
I've gained much from this insight and concept. I just need to trust the process more, not be frustrated by it. I learned more than I realized in the process. Thanks so much!
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
Authorwriter, the process often teaches us most by about ourselves, what we do to sabotage ourselves from achieving that which we most long for — success. The process is designed to help you wake up to your own demons and vanquish them on the road to completion. Congratulations!!
Glad to be of help, Diane. Happy plotting!
Good tip. I used to stop and revise, but now write to the end. I find that improves the overall flow of the story. Revisions to tighten and fix issues come in the later drafts.
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Amazing! Thanks a lot.