Today marks the day I finished my first draft of "Shadows of Calassa." It's at 132 pages with 32,804 words total. And I feel great!
Tip for the Day:
Having that feeling of just finished a first draft can be good and often times some writers who are just starting think that the story is told now I can try and focus on something else. Well, I'm here to tell you that you're wrong.
Tip for the Day:
Having that feeling of just finished a first draft can be good and often times some writers who are just starting think that the story is told now I can try and focus on something else. Well, I'm here to tell you that you're wrong.
- Once you've finished a first draft, set it aside for a day or two, most likely a week or so before pulling it out to review it and check for grammar, punctuation, and just tweaking it here and there, but that all comes later.
- Start another project, even if it's just an essay or blogging. It doesn't matter. The point is to not let those skills atrophy.
- Find a critique group of people who get together and write and ask if they're letting members join. This way you can get unbiased feedback from people who may or may not read your genre, but will be helpful in catching the big picture idea and the little details that seem to slip by.
- Above all else, keep writing.
