Are first drafts always the hardest part of your WIP to hammer out? Or do you breeze through, typing from an outline that fills in like a color-by-the-number painting?
I've found that even though I have an outline, I still struggle with fleshing out my characters and making them individuals. I don't think I've ever breezed through a first draft.I wish I could get through the entire manuscript without wanting to change everything before I finish.
Right now I'm on chapter 8 (working with an outline) and I'm adding in extra ideas that are causing the chapter to go in a different direction. How will I make it to chapter 9? Have you ever experienced this dilemma? What did you do? I'm considering re-writing chapter 8 again. Or should I continue on and finish the first draft before I do anymore re-writes?
Tell me what you think about first drafts and how you solve any problems in them. Do you ignore mistakes and finish the draft?
I do a little of both. Sometimes I will fix major issues if they affect everything to the point that I can't go on. But I try to ignore everything else. It helps me to keep thinking that the first draft doesn't have to be perfect and that I can fix everything. For some reason, I can see more clearly how to fix things once the ms is finished and I see the whole picture.
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