Tuesday, April 21, 2009

On First Drafts

I'm slogging through my first draft of my latest WIP. First drafts always pose a challenge. This time I spent lots of time thinking through the plot and I even went so far as to do a basic outline of each chapter. Now I'm on chapter 11 and I realize my characters wouldn't react the way I had outlined.

Back to the drawing board or in my case the white board. The white board is the most helpful writing tool I have. Just sitting in front of it and ideas come pouring out of me. So that's this weekend's plan...even though its going to be gorgeous outside. Perhaps a little nature hike will also help unstick me. Its worth a try!

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