Writing the first draft is something we as writers need to do. Yes, I struggle with this one. My OCD brain refuses to keep from editing my first draft. But every writing course or professional editor will tell you that the first draft should be just that, a draft. So I’m working on this with my new manuscript I started this weekend, Lacey’s Choice.
You may be asking, is it going well? NOOOOOOO!!!!! My brain refuses to leave a bad sentence, misspelled words, or even a wrong name. I’m struggling with this, but I can say it helps me write faster. The one thing I have to do is force myself not to look back at what I just typed. Why is this so hard for me?
So, do you have a messy first draft or a very meticulous one? My editor and assistant always laughs at my first draft because it’s always clean. She tells me all the time, give me some misspelled words or something. LOL! Yes, I’m struggling to be a sloppy writer 🙂
Stephanie Hurt lives in Georgia with her husband Tommy and their son Hunter, along with two dogs, Daisy and Jake. When Stephanie is not lost in one of the worlds that she creates, she's an accountant and children's minister. She has been writing the stories that fill her mind since she was a teenager. The moment a story comes into her mind, she's mesmerized and soon she's diving into the story with a cup of hot green tea and a notebook. Before long, the story has bones and is ready for the laptop. She happily types away in the early morning and at night. You can always find her with a notebook full of stories that have yet to come to life. Follow her journey in each of her over 40 published works!
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2 thoughts on “Writing the First Draft…”
… i can relate. I tried doing it this way, but it just doesn’t work for me. Because when I do go back to editing, i end up adding bits that feel better and rewrite the whole story in a different direction. Making twenty something chapters and months of writing go onto an abandoned folder. It’s painful.
Stephanie Hurt - Romance Author 
… i can relate. I tried doing it this way, but it just doesn’t work for me. Because when I do go back to editing, i end up adding bits that feel better and rewrite the whole story in a different direction. Making twenty something chapters and months of writing go onto an abandoned folder. It’s painful.
I feel your pain. I’ve done that too! I have a whole folder of unfinished manuscripts that maybe one day I’ll go back to.