letswritesomenovels: There is no first draft worse than a blank page. - Neil Gaiman Today is the fir
letswritesomenovels: There is no first draft worse than a blank page. - Neil Gaiman Today is the first day of Camp NaNoWriMo and so I’m reminding myself and everyone else out here that any work you do on your WIP is good work. Even if you write 50,000 words that you end up deleting, those words helped you hone your craft, get to know your characters, explore possible directions the story could take. The hours you spend sitting down and typing help make writing a part of your daily routine. And just getting little black marks on your screen or paper or stone slab help you overcome the fear of writing the wrong thing. And if you’re afraid of writing the wrong thing, you’ll never get the chance to write the right thing. Go out and write that first draft you’ve been agonizing over for ages. It won’t be perfect. It may not be “good.” But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its value. If you’re waiting to draft until you have the perfect story all ready to go, you’ll be waiting for a very, very long time. If you’re waiting until you can surpass the “bad first draft” stage to start drafting, you’ll be waiting a very, very long time. And now, I’ve got some drafting to do, and I’ll bet you do to. -- source link