I’ve got a general theme this week – first my stupid process and now I’m hating my stupid story. First draft blues in other words. I should know by now that at a certain point in the first draft – usually about 3/4s of the way through – I start to doubt everything. And I … Continue reading “The ‘I Hate My Story’ Syndrome”
Category: first drafts
First Drafts Suck
Why? Well, here are some reasons my draft sucks: 1. The story is boring.2. The conflict is confused.3. The characters are irritating. As you can tell, I’m at the ‘they’re never going to want any more of this story so what’s the point in writing it’ stage. Sigh. I always get to this point in … Continue reading “First Drafts Suck”