Rough Draft

Rough Draft Complete!!!

Rough Draft Complete!!!

Yay! This morning, I finished my rough draft for DEMONS FOREVER!! This is an exciting step for me, because it means that I’ve worked through the issues I wanted to figure out in the story and now I am almost ready to start on my second draft. I’ve talked about my writing process before, but just as a refresher, I’ll mention my next steps: Rough Draft (complete!) Marinating time – this is where I reflect back on what I’ve written so far and fill in any gaps or figure out parts of the story that didn’t quite work. The length…

Wrapping up My Rough Draft

Wrapping up My Rough Draft

This is hopefully the week I finish the rough draft for DEMONS FOREVER! I set my goal at 60,000 words even though I know the final book is going to end up more like 80,000. Of course, what I write in the rough draft is more like my version of exploring what might happen in the story. It’s a way for me to play around with different ideas and see what works. Then, when I finish the rough draft, I take some time to let it all marinate before I start over completely with the second draft of the book….