Different writers have difficulty with different parts of the writing process. Some hate fiddling with background information. Others despise revising. Others can’t stand outlining. Me? I have the most trouble with drafting. By “drafting,” what I mean is this whole “get the story down on paper” part of writing. It’s not that I have trouble coming up with new material (I can write little happy excerpts and scenes all day long), or that I don’t know where the story is going (generally, I do, and I have a vague idea of how it’s going to get there, too), it’s just that I have trouble getting what’s in my head down onto paper.
Getting a Scene from Brain to Paper
Getting a Scene from Brain to Paper
Getting a Scene from Brain to Paper
Different writers have difficulty with different parts of the writing process. Some hate fiddling with background information. Others despise revising. Others can’t stand outlining. Me? I have the most trouble with drafting. By “drafting,” what I mean is this whole “get the story down on paper” part of writing. It’s not that I have trouble coming up with new material (I can write little happy excerpts and scenes all day long), or that I don’t know where the story is going (generally, I do, and I have a vague idea of how it’s going to get there, too), it’s just that I have trouble getting what’s in my head down onto paper.