Comments on: First Drafts: It’s OK if They Suck http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/02/04/specialties/book-writing/first-drafts-its-ok-if-they-suck/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lillie Ammann http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/02/04/specialties/book-writing/first-drafts-its-ok-if-they-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-8536 Lillie Ammann Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:13:56 +0000 http://allbookwriting.com/?p=43#comment-8536 Jennifer, I took an online fiction writing class years ago. The most important thing I learned was that first drafts are supposed to be "pure green dreck." As you say, get the bones of the story down, then go back and edit. Jennifer,
I took an online fiction writing class years ago. The most important thing I learned was that first drafts are supposed to be “pure green dreck.” As you say, get the bones of the story down, then go back and edit.

]]> By: Jenn http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/02/04/specialties/book-writing/first-drafts-its-ok-if-they-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-8537 Jenn Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:37:59 +0000 http://allbookwriting.com/?p=43#comment-8537 Thanks for your input Lillie. :) I guess in a way I'm trying to look at it as climbing a series of steps. First I planned the concept. Then I went a bit further and outlined my characters, settings, and such. Then they were assembled into a novel outline describing what happens in every scene. Now I've gotten a bit "higher" to where I'm expanding each of those outline pages, and next I'll go through the first round of edits. Beyond that is a bit too far to look just yet - trying keep my eyes on the foreseeable future for now. I'm sure I'll have several edits after that first one to think about... like one of those optical illusion staircases that seems to never end or flip upside down. :) Thanks for your input Lillie. :) I guess in a way I’m trying to look at it as climbing a series of steps.

First I planned the concept. Then I went a bit further and outlined my characters, settings, and such. Then they were assembled into a novel outline describing what happens in every scene. Now I’ve gotten a bit “higher” to where I’m expanding each of those outline pages, and next I’ll go through the first round of edits. Beyond that is a bit too far to look just yet – trying keep my eyes on the foreseeable future for now. I’m sure I’ll have several edits after that first one to think about… like one of those optical illusion staircases that seems to never end or flip upside down. :)

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