tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370479239836138400.post4308695272785293606..comments2023-07-26T06:38:29.130-07:00Comments on It's A Mystery: Starting OverPeg Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319534671560625590noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370479239836138400.post-8711978700413119692007-03-15T00:40:00.000-07:002007-03-15T00:40:00.000-07:00Ditto what Zinna said:-)Ditto what Zinna said:-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370479239836138400.post-30116797255252341002007-03-13T09:04:00.000-07:002007-03-13T09:04:00.000-07:00Sometimes I think the terminology we use - 'first ...Sometimes I think the terminology we use - 'first draft', 'second draft' etc - makes the process of writing a novel seem neater and tidier than it really is. In theory the first draft is writing and the second is revising, but it's not always that simple. The kind of background work you describe, when done at an early stage, can save deleting huge quantities of writing later on. I had to write 20,000 words of new stuff as part of my second draft, when I realised the first draft started too far into the story. As long as you're working on it, you're making progress, even if the word count doesn't increase.Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.com