I wrote the first draft of the first half of the first chapter of the story yesterday afternoon — and some of it might be salvageable. I knew I needed to start writing (if I’m going to finish the first draft by the end of July*) so I just put pen to paper and let it flow — kind of. It wasn’t too hard to write, but I don’t really like it and of course, I forgot that when I structured the chapters I did so for dramatic effect and totally blew it even on the first paragraph. So, I’m heading out to start again. I’m writing the first draft in my notebook and then I’ll type it all up when I’m done, making changes as I go. Then it’ll be time for a little proof reading and then the second draft.
*Didn’t I mention that I’ve decided to give myself a deadline for the first draft? If you’ve got children around 7-10 years old, let me know if they want to test read it for me in August!
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