![]() ![]() for example, i’m going to try for the rest of this nano season to do a fifteen minute word sprint every day instead of losing the momentum that i had built. This does not mean that you have to write every day. however, you will want to make a plan for when you can write. whatever works best for your, but this is not a good time to be travelling without a map. for me personally, an outline feels like a little stifling, so i like to have about a one-or-two-page summary of what happens in the story. try to have a general idea of the main plot points and how to connect them, or at least have a general idea of the beginning and the end. an outline isn’t necessarily an expectation, though it will be helpful. It’s hard to get a story down when you don’t know where that story is going. hold it captive, and the only ransom is a finished first draft. perfection is not what you’re aiming for right now, but perfection is the exact goal of your inner editor. find a way to muffle it, for lack of better word. you’ll need it later, and it’s much harder to get that editor back once you’ve thrown it away completely. even if you’re only doing one five-minute word sprint a day, you’re still getting those words down.ĭon’t turn it off entirely for now, but think about keeping it tied up on a corner. word sprints require absolutely no editing, because your goal is to get the story onto paper. you’re getting the meat of the story down now, and you can add in the details later. in a word sprint, it doesn’t matter if your first draft has no description. Word sprints are the essence of getting words down on paper as quickly as you can, and that is pretty much the purpose of the first draft. ![]() but that doesn’t negate the fact that this is first draft season, and people like myself are going to be writing first drafts throughout the year! while it’s daunting, here are some tips to make that first draft easier for you! It’s nanowrimo season! you probably know that already. ![]()
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