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cameron538•6mo ago

My first draft hit 50,000 words and I'm kind of freaked out

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faithwalker•6mo ago

I paid a guy $200 to 'edit' my first chapter and got back a few commas changed

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uma409•6mo ago

I used to think my first drafts had to be perfect before anyone saw them

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jennyh41•6mo ago

My writing group buddy in Austin said my main character sounds like a 'sentient spreadsheet' and now I can't unsee it

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valw36•6mo ago

I used to think my first draft had to be perfect before anyone saw it

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nancyramirez•6mo ago

My writing group buddy called my main character 'a cardboard cutout with a sword' and I can't decide if it's helpful or just mean.

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wendys16•6mo ago

Wasted $60 on a 'plot generator' app that gave me a story about a sentient potato running for mayor

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thomas.tyler•6mo ago

I thought my fantasy novel needed a prologue until a beta reader called it 'info-dump city'

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margaret_jackson73•6mo ago

I thought writing every single day was just busywork, but my messy draft says different

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rowanellis•6mo ago

My first draft was a mess until I tried the 'reverse outline' trick

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hayes.jake•6mo ago

I thought the 'kill your darlings' advice was just cruel writer talk

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robertgreen•6mo ago

PSA: My neighbor yelled 'kill your darlings' at his cat and it clicked for me

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matthew_hart25•6mo ago

I used to think my first drafts had to be perfect right away

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paulw87•6mo ago

Just tried writing my first chapter out of order and it actually worked

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mila615•6mo ago

My whole second act just fell apart because I tried to outline it in Scrivener for the first time (which was a mistake, I think).

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