First Drafts

You have a novel in your head. The characters are endearing, the plot dramatic, the setting sublime. The challenge is to capture it all on paper. The first complete manifestation of this is the first draft. The first time your story is collected from notes and thoughts into one place. You are telling the complete story for the first time.

In these sections we explore how to plan, write, edit, revise and generally polish your first draft so that it can be as productive as possible.

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