Tag: first draft

• Thoughts on Novel 5: First Draft Complete

  Just today I put the finishing touches on the first draft of my 5th novel. Of course “finishing” and “first draft” don’t really go together very well. They are opposites in every way, but even though the draft is far from finished, there is something to be celebrated about the completion of any novel. I…

  sassevn

  December 13, 2015

  Indie Author

  books on southeast asia, first draft, new novel, novel writing, writing novels

• Draft Done: Now Can I Hold It Together?

  I’ve just finished the first draft of the first, full-length play I’ve written without collaboration in about 4-5 years. The title of the play is “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” It’s an allegorical tale of good and evil – somewhat inspired by Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Well, for the sake of clarity, I was…

  sassevn

  September 23, 2015

  drama, Writing Process

  drama writing, editing manuscript, first draft, playwrighting, second draft

• Writing: The Difference between being Finished and being Done

  I don’t know how other people write. That makes sense. I’m not other people. But I do wonder sometimes the various methodologies (or lack thereof in my case) applied to craft. I was particularly thinking about first drafts recently, and I realize that I am a “run and gun” offense on my first draft. I…

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  September 8, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  approaches to writing, approaches to writing draft, first draft, novel writing, second draft, when a manuscript is done, writing