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5 Unconventional Tips for Writing An Amazing First Draft

November 23, 2022

When I first started writing, I could never finish a draft. It felt like every time I came up with an idea, I could only make it to chapter fifteen before I’d abandon it. And then when I finally got good at completing first drafts, I ended up having to do full rewrites despite following conventional wisdom to have an outline.

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One day, all of your hard work is going to pay off

One day, all of your hard work is going to pay off.

Your job is to keep showing up every day and plant the seed. The harvest will come.

I love horror and fantasy books with social commen

I love horror and fantasy books with social commentary so much. I know I’m SO late with this book but it’s so good and now I’m reading all of @gradyhendrix other books.

Thank you for creating her @britney.s.lewis ✨

Thank you for creating her @britney.s.lewis ✨

Writing a book is hard. Trying new things is hard.

Writing a book is hard. Trying new things is hard. Every time I write a new book, I feel like a beginner again. Never let someone else’s ceiling stop you from being brave and showing up every day. ✨

😂🤷🏾‍♀️ The real reason is actually

😂🤷🏾‍♀️ The real reason is actually motherhood but this is definitely a close second.

I’m a sucker for speculative fiction. ESPECIALLY

I’m a sucker for speculative fiction. ESPECIALLY BIPOC. And obviously my favorite is when it’s featuring black people.

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