Wednesday 7 September 2022

If You're Starting A First Draft, It's Totally Okay To...

 

If You're Starting A First Draft, It's Totally Okay To...



... plan out your dream cast of who will play the roles once your book is adapted for a Netflix series. Before you've even jotted down the first sentence


TV




... create a playlist to accompany the book midway through Chapter One


Playlist




... spend your writing time adding images to your Pinterest mood board. Your main character would find that meme hilarious

Pinterest




... switch off and daydream about your characters. Just smile and nod along and your family probably won't even notice you're in another world
Daydream




... gaze at gorgeous book covers and wonder what your cover will look like
Books

... buy all the stationery: pretty notebooks, a rainbow of pens and highlighters, stacks of post-it notes and revision cards, matching stapler and hole-punch, beautiful washi tape...
Stationery


... drink all the tea

Tea




... and eat all the snacks. Writing fuel. Very important

Snacks


... buy candles to set the mood: gingerbread and cinnamon for festive feels, freshly cut grass for a summer rom com, blood orange for a murder mystery?
Candle



... write a really shitty first draft. Seriously. Just get those words down. You can't edit a blank page


Chapter One

2 comments:

  1. brilliant! I’m at the buying stationery stage, roll on the snacks.

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    1. The stationery and the snacks are the best bits!

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