First Draft - From the Start

Writing for Life, Change and Heart

The Mad Christian

Nov 15, 2023

First Draft is an ongoing pit stop where I get to share what I’ve learned over a lifetime of studying writing for the purpose of writing life-changing stories.

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First Draft, the Best Place to Start

The Mad Christian

Nov 15

Rule #1 - First drafts are always both worse than you wish and better than you think. Rule #2 - You have a hero. He has the most at stake. He wants it to work out. Rule #3 - Some One or some Thing(s) want to stop him. Thumb Rule #0 - Even though, “they won’t succeed,” is a pretty good Rule #4, Too Many Rules Stop You From Writing Your Story is more importa…

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First Draft - Writers’ Workshop Step 1

Nov 15

Play along at home with the First Draft Writers’ Workshops. Step 1 - In the Beginning 1. List your top three, all-time A. plot lines B. heroes C. villains D. scenes (use anything: movies, books, histories)

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More on Fiction Writing from Jonathan

https://www.revfisk.com/p/on-writing-fiction-442 will post 11/29