: Ground your reader by using the five senses—the smell of rain, the grit of sand, or the sound of a tin clinking on tiles. 3. Drafting Checklist
: Every story needs "Peril" or a hurdle. What does your character want, and what is standing in their way?.
: Don't edit as you go. You can't fix a blank page, but you can fix a "shitty first draft".
The phrase "ass in chair" is a classic writer's mantra—it means the hardest part of drafting a story isn't the ideas, but simply showing up and putting words on the page.
: Plan for the moment of highest tension where the conflict is resolved.
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: Ground your reader by using the five senses—the smell of rain, the grit of sand, or the sound of a tin clinking on tiles. 3. Drafting Checklist
: Every story needs "Peril" or a hurdle. What does your character want, and what is standing in their way?. : Ground your reader by using the five
: Don't edit as you go. You can't fix a blank page, but you can fix a "shitty first draft". the grit of sand
The phrase "ass in chair" is a classic writer's mantra—it means the hardest part of drafting a story isn't the ideas, but simply showing up and putting words on the page. : Ground your reader by using the five
: Plan for the moment of highest tension where the conflict is resolved.