Am I supposed to feel more self conscious of my writing after reading this? I‘m beginning to think my writing sucks and I should just pack it in now before we even get to November.
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CocoReads No, you‘ll be fine! 6y
GingerAntics @CocoReads I‘m thinking I may just read certain parts of it that are things I want to focus on and see if that helps. This raging debate about exposition is evil vs exposition is great, and all this madness is starting to get me all turned around. 6y
CocoReads @GingerAntics I think sometimes the writing books can give too much advice. You just need to go with your gut and just write. That‘s what a first draft is for anyway—you can tighten things up later. 6y
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GingerAntics @CocoReads that makes a whole bunch of sense. Thanks for that. 6y
CocoReads @GingerAntics anytime! I know I‘ve gone through that stage as well and been “talked off the ledge” too 6y
Texreader What are you writing?? How exciting!!! 6y
GingerAntics @Texreader nothing yet. I‘ve decided to do National Novel Writing Month. It‘s not until November. Right now I‘m just getting ideas organised and getting to know my characters. I promise not to kill off any beloved characters. ✋🏻 6y
JazzFeathers Like @CocoReads said, just don't think about style for now. Style doesn't belong to first drafts! First write that draft down, then you'll have all the time you need to make the story as good as possible. I'll be doing NaNo too. I'm Celebcuen on that site, in case you need one more buddy 😉 6y
wanderinglynn You‘ll be fine! Like others have said, first drafts aren‘t about style. Fist drafts are about getting the story out of your head & onto paper. Besides, there is no one way to write (which is is why there‘s a million books about how to write). For every so-called “rule” of writing, I guarantee I can find a successful writer who broke that “rule.” 6y
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