Why should a draft be written quickly?

By writing quickly, you tend to loosen your judgments on your characters and allow their natures to be revealed. 5) The first draft doesn’t have to make sense. There will be narrative holes, inconsistencies and contradictions; don’t get hung up on these.

How do you write a second draft?

5 Tips for Editing Your Second DraftTake a break, then go through your draft with fresh eyes. Especially if this is your first novel, only start your second draft after you’ve had adequate time away from it. Understand your chaos. Break it up into separate goals. Track your narrative. Don’t proofread until the end.

How long does it take to write a second draft?

My second draft took just under five months to write. I’m sure that many of you know or have heard the line ‘great writing is in the rewrite’. This line is the best thing to keep in mind when writing your second draft because it stops you from beating yourself up about strange lines in the first draft.

What should you not worry about in your first draft?

#1: Don’t worry about spelling, grammar, and typos. The reality is that a first draft is only about figuring out the big story parts: plot, character, conflict, world building, POV.

What does a first draft of a novel look like?

Your first draft is, and should be, a blind, unconscious, messy effort to get everything you know about your book out of your head and onto the page. The “blind” part can be greatly alleviated by a solid outline, but the results of your first writing efforts will always be messy, especially if you’re a new writer.

How many drafts should a short story have?

The short and somewhat glib answer is, ‘as many as it takes’. In my experience, three would be the bare minimum but no two writers work in quite the same way so if you’re looking for a hard and fast rule, look elsewhere because I ain’t got one to give you. I can only give you the benefit of my limited experience.

How long should it take to write a short story?

In terms of full-length short stories (over 1,000 words, according to phoebe’s definition, at least), our recently published authors noted that it might take them anywhere from a month to multiple years to complete a piece.