Top 10 Tips : Starting and Finishing the 1st Draft - Rasmus Rasmussen dot com

With this year’s Nanowrimo, I will be finishing the first draft of a novel for the fifth time. It’s a great feeling, to reach that last page and set down that last period. Whenever I’ve done that, I always sit and stare blankly at the screen for a while. In slight disbelief that I did it. That it’s over. However, getting there is no picnic. But like the artist starts with a sketch, so does the writer. 01 : Hatch the plot First thing you’ll need is a story to tell. 02 : Understand your characters Take your main characters and write up profiles for them. 03 : It begins with the end J. 04 : Write out scene-cards Try to identify what the main turning points in your story will be and write them down on index cards. 05 : Don’t forget that this is a draft Throughout the writing process, you have to remember that a first draft is just that. 06 : Find your writing space Some prefer to write in the comfort of their home, some like to stay after hours at the office. 07 : Get rid of distractions

Fiction Writing Tip of the Week In my more than fifteen years in the Christian publishing industry—years that included writing my six published novels and two co-written nonfiction books, stints on staff with three publishing companies, and years as an acquisitions editor—I've picked up a few things that may be of use to you. Published and unpublished novelists who have worked with me have heard me say these things. Some with rejoicing, and others with wailing and gnashing of teeth.! Apply them to your writing and, if you send me your manuscript for review, you won't hear me say them to you. 0:-) Note: This Tips column has been compiled into a print book called The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction, which you can read about here. Tip Index I have all the tips listed here with the links to find them. Tips 1-10 An (Accepting) Audience of One Proper Manuscript Formatting Your Hero's Inner Journey What Does Your Hero Want? Tips 11-20 Tips 21-30 Tips 31-40 Tips 41-50 Tips 51-60 Tips 71-80 Tips 81-90 Tips 91-96

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