First Drafts v. ACTUALLY REWRITING, AURORA.

-
So, a couple of days ago, I started writing a new first draft. A new novel, new project--I just had to. This is like, the second time this has happened in the past couple of months (I don't actually want to go back and count how many first drafts I've written this year because I feel like the number is higher than it should be). And there's nothing wrong with writing first drafts. First drafts are my favorite kind of drafts.

But Jesus Christ do I have so many first drafts to rewrite. I guess it says a lot about how I feel about my projects if I can be so easily swayed from them by first drafts, but some I'm holding off on rewriting because I've got to do a lot of research (lookin' at you, last NaNo project). And then there's the fact that no matter the project, there's never that high of a new story. There are new words (my first drafts are pretty much glorified outlines and I always end up completely rewriting them, bar maybe a couple lines of dialogue if I can't get the feel right the second time around), but it's not a new story. I know how it goes this time.

So this new project. Not gonna say much, but it is true crime-y. I'm blaming the Last Podcast on the Left. Dear God have I been doing nothing but listening to the Last Podcast on the Left. I've even had to drag myself away from watching backlogs of the Last Stream on the Left, because with podcasts, you come for the concepts, stay for the hosts, and I like these hots a lot. 

 But I'm going to finish this first draft. I'm going to continue querying OMSS. I'm going to go back and work on some second draft...

Until NaNoWriMo rolls around.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

obligatory new year blog post

-
So, it's 2019. There are a few questions to ask. What did I do last year? I started this blog, and posting regularly. While this isn't like anything very many people read (I average ~20 views a post, hollaaaaaaaa), I do like it, and I think it's a way for people do kind of understand my voice if they're curious on whether I can actually write or not. I mean, this is different from my fiction, but, well, I mention I write in my videos, now you can decide whether I'm kidding myself or not. Speaking of writing, this year's projects were... a novella for class, a first draft, a first draft that I abandoned (i'm sorry i still really like this idea maybe some other time), a decision that I Need To Rewrite The Pet Project Again, a first draft, a revision of what I'm currently calling my best work but I'm looking at another round of revision this coming year, a first draft, a rewrite that taught me yeah I can't do fantasy, and a NaNoWriMo that cons...
Read more

the writing year so far

-
 I mean, it's been going well. I've put out two books so far, and the only reason Class B isn't out is because I just haven't gotten around to uploading the final draft to Amazon and everything. It's done. I'm about 14k into the next Aughts Boys book, which I am a little lukewarm about (it's Kevin, and he's like, kind of meh, for me, honestly), and about 10k into the last Serial Killers with Cookies book. Next month I start a rewrite of a Tinon novella, and the month after I start a rewrite of another standalone. It's going well. I think I'll publish all the books I meant to publish this year--the only one I'm iffy on is Kaz at the Approach . Everything else should be finished with plenty of time to spare, which is not like, generally my experience. Usually I have crossover between years.  It's been a good year so far.
Read more