Comments on: Writing First Draft? Forget Looking Good. Make Messes http://writeabetternovel.net/writing-first-draft-forget-looking-good-make-messes/ Practical wisdom for novelists and other storytellers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Henderson http://writeabetternovel.net/writing-first-draft-forget-looking-good-make-messes/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Bill Henderson Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:18:03 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1900#comment-1298 It's a tried & true method that's worked for centuries. What counts is that it works for you. But occasionally something new or different will work even better, so it pays to look around and remain open. It’s a tried & true method that’s worked for centuries. What counts is that it works for you. But occasionally something new or different will work even better, so it pays to look around and remain open.

]]> By: Danielle Ingram http://writeabetternovel.net/writing-first-draft-forget-looking-good-make-messes/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Danielle Ingram Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:13:17 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1900#comment-1297 Really good post! I like to keep my notes fairly tidy but at the same time writing drafts is important. Personally, the best way for me to do it is to get a notebook and if I have an idea write it down, it doesn't matter how messy the text is, how many times I scribble words out, the main thing is it is always there in one little notebook. Really good post!

I like to keep my notes fairly tidy but at the same time writing drafts is important. Personally, the best way for me to do it is to get a notebook and if I have an idea write it down, it doesn’t matter how messy the text is, how many times I scribble words out, the main thing is it is always there in one little notebook.

]]> By: JT http://writeabetternovel.net/writing-first-draft-forget-looking-good-make-messes/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 JT Sat, 30 May 2009 18:52:33 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1900#comment-1277 A very encouraging post. It's applicable in my life for the writing and for the gym machines. Get messy! A very encouraging post. It’s applicable in my life for the writing and for the gym machines. Get messy!

]]> By: asrai http://writeabetternovel.net/writing-first-draft-forget-looking-good-make-messes/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 asrai Fri, 29 May 2009 17:47:58 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1900#comment-1274 Timely article for me as I've been struggling with my rough/first draft of a project that jumped on me. I don't know the characters really well yet, and they are getting to know each other as well. In writing I'm feel like I'm writing boring filler details, not exciting plot points. For about three days I've been telling myself the same advice over and over: Editing comes later, you get to choose what goes in, and this way you get to meet your characters. But I still struggle with "wanting to get it right the first time". Timely article for me as I’ve been struggling with my rough/first draft of a project that jumped on me. I don’t know the characters really well yet, and they are getting to know each other as well. In writing I’m feel like I’m writing boring filler details, not exciting plot points.
For about three days I’ve been telling myself the same advice over and over: Editing comes later, you get to choose what goes in, and this way you get to meet your characters.

But I still struggle with “wanting to get it right the first time”.

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