And as always -- happy reading!
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And as always -- happy reading!
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Recently, I had a great time at Emerald City Writers’ Conference and did a talk on Fastdrafting 101. A few questions came up after this talk that I wanted to address here. I may have answered some of the questions, but honestly, the first 20-30 minutes of that talk was like an out-of-body experience, due to nerves. Also, if I cussed during that time, I'm super sorry... (sometimes I say bad things when I'm super nervous)
As we approach NaNoWriMo, the fastdrafting materials might be helpful for those WriMo-ers out there gearing up for November! Here are my prior fastdrafting blog posts, if you would like a refresher/cautionary tale… Part 1: I've got an idea! Part 2: Bad decision making, for sure, but what could possibly go wrong? Part 3: Uh oh... Question): How many documents do you prepare before the fastdrafting begins? Answer): 3. The outline which gets revised several times before it becomes final. This is a handwritten document. I’d show you a copy, but no one can read my handwriting. The second item is the character interviews (hero/heroine/villain). And any pictures for character or motif inspiration. Other than that, the only other document is the fastdrafted word document. (Yes, I use Word. Yes, I know I’m probably supposed to use something like Scribner. I know.) Question): Do you format as you go? Answer): Absolutely not. I don’t even count chapters as I’m going along. Instead, I write what I think is a chapter, insert a page break, and then start the next chapter with one word: “Chapter”. I don’t center the word, don’t worry about spaces down the page. Same thing goes for section breaks. Just get some kind of item in the text to indicate a break – use an asterisk or ampersand or something. Then I keep writing. Question): What was the fastest time from first idea to final draft? Answer): First of all, final draft tends to go much longer, as I consider the final draft to be the final product that goes to print. But for the purposes of this discussion, if we assume the final draft is the best I can get the book before it goes for editing with the publisher, then the fastest time is a few months. Fastest pre-writing/interviewing was 2 weeks, 4 days of fastrdrafting, then 4-6 weeks of editing. So let’s say fastest possible is 2 months, but most drafts are more like 3-4 months. As we discussed, you pay back that time efficiency from drafting quickly by needing a longer editing process. Good luck with your novel draft -- however you get it done. Just get it done! Some of you know the drill: Whenever I do a reader event or book signing, I have a rule. Any reader who signs up for my newsletter during the event gets entered in a drawing for free books.
As promised, I took the new newsletter subscribers and used a random number generator. (Not hubby this time, either!) The winner of a digital copy of the entire Hell to Pay paranormal romance series is: Tanya P Winners of a digital copy of my first book, Immortal Flame are: Vella M Lee H Colleen M I'll be sending out emails to the winners. Big thanks to all the readers who came by to check out my books and to chat. It was a super fun evening! Thank you again and happy reading! |
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