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Wanting to write a novel is just half the battle. Any new writer knows just having an idea in their minds and perhaps an outline of how the overall story is going to go is just the beginning of the work that lies ahead. Of course, for those who are doing historical or even science fiction novels there is research to perform. Fiction is one thing but readers still want some fact that they can pull from.
Once all this is done, it’s now time to write the novel. Then write it again, and again. Yes, before a novel is done it could go through many drafts as we edit and polish it. The question though is how many drafts does a novel actually require? Some might say as many as it takes. The only problem is that some of us may be forever editing and rewriting a novel to get it perfect, and this can lead to over-editing. So, with this in mind let's look at a method known as the 5 draft method that some writers follow in order to work efficiently and effectively.
Draft 1: The Junk Draft
This is the draft where the writer just lets the ideas flow forth. Just get everything down on paper or typed out. It's the draft where we don't stop to think too much just get the bare bones of the story into existence.
Read more: How Many Drafts Should You Put on a Fiction Novel?
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If you're wondering how to reduce your digital footprint on my site and on every other site you visit, here's some tips.
1. Use DuckDuckGo for your internet searches. DuckDuckGo automatically inserts a "no track" request to every search.
2. Use the anonymous browsing feature in your web browser. You may have to dig for it, but it's there.
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5. Don't use the social media login options on some websites. Instead, create a separate login. Yes, I know it's a pain in the ass.
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And it dismays me that Internet Cookies are not edible, so here's a cookie recipe from The Pioneer Woman Cooks.
- 1/2 cup Margarine
- 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (more of this)
- 2-1/4 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons, All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon (heaping) Instant Coffee Granules (I never use this)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Flax Seed, Slightly Crushed With Rolling Pin (I never use this)
- 3/4 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (double this)
- 1 cup (heaping) Milk Chocolate Chips (I never use these)
If you bake, you know how this goes together. Butter and sugar, then vanilla, then eggs, then everything that isn't chocolate chips. Then cocolate chips.
Pretty much everything I cook and bake is off the Pioneer Woman Website.
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For those who don't know, I started my writing career as a freelance, and there are a few differences between being an Indianapolis freelance writer and being a novelist. One of the biggest is that everything I write as a freelancer is preordered and priced. Agents, editors and publishers don't send out a list of material they want with prices they are willing to pay.
Freelancer
- 99 percent acceptance rate
- It's all preordered
- It's all prepriced
- There's very little competition
- You become an expert in a lot of different industries
- You become an expert at researching
- You are very good at SEO and social media
- Writing exhausted is a way of life
- There is no such thing as writers block
- Brain fry is real
Novelist
- 97 to 300 percent rejection rate
- The agents, publishers ect did not ask for it
- Submitting blind
- Way more competition
- You don't get paid until you get a book deal
- You may never get a book deal
- Reading all those rejection letters is going to wear you out, regardless of how good your self-esteem is.
- You are going to get really good at determining which rejection letters are real and which ones were copy/paste bulk send
Read More on Drafting Your Novel
- The Minimalist’s Way to Start a First Draft ...
- Best Approaches to Start a Second Draft ...
- Writing the Third Draft of a Fiction Novel ...
- How to Write the Fourth Draft of a Fiction Novel ...
- How to Write the Fifth and Final Draft of a Novel ...
- How Many Drafts Should You Put on a Fiction Novel? ...
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