The First Draft

Also known as the “vomit draft” is one of the most important pieces of the writing process. Without it you have nothing. Without it you can’t get to the most important part of writing, which is rewriting. It’s a blueprint for things to come and gives you something to work with. Something to shape, and cull, and build upon to create the story you want. Since my first book I’ve made changes to my process, or more like found my process, that helped me make it easier. Tracking what was I writing and how often helped me power through the first draft. Now I have a 90k word manuscript ready for the next big phase. In a recent Writer Syndrome episode, Tim and I chatted about the first draft, it’s importance, what to expect from it and how we approached our first books versus our next projects. What changes we made to speed up the process or at the very least make it smoother. Check it out!