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Your Rough Draft is an A+


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When you are writing for fun, it is important to move away from the mindset of writing for work or for school, and this goes double when what you are writing is your first draft.

When you are first meeting your story and having that critical first conversation with it, you have to (temporarily) fo...

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On Second Draft Things - Things You Don't Have To Worry About Now


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While you are writing your first rough draft, you only need to focus on getting some words written down roughly in order.

You don't need to worry about:

  • Font, line spacing, or probably even adding italics and bold. Focus on the writing. Keep going.
  • Margins, columns, or page layout. Focus on th...

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