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anne_goulard :
Aliette de Bodard told me to keep a file with the parts of a story that didn't make it to the final draft. We could recycle them for an other novel or a short story, or put them in a newsletter.
2026-06-14 19:24:51
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iz ✦⋆ :
hearing your first draft was unreadable, gave me the motivation I needed 😭🙏
2026-06-15 08:32:26
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M.MacDonald | Author :
What I need to hear when I’m in the first draft chaos 😭
2026-06-15 17:41:22
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booksandbulbs :
Really useful as a gal drowning in the first first draft and starting to hate every word 😭😂
2026-06-14 19:28:32
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Inès :
These are so helpful thank you!!! ✨ Did you write it as the first in a duology from the start (ending wise)?
2026-06-14 19:31:07
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Rhiannon Is My Name 📚 :
This was so insightful! My first novel I wrote as close to perfection so it was a very long process, for my second I’ve tried just brain dumping and editing which turns out, I HATE and the editing process has been so hard because this is the roughest, most nasty thing I’ve ever written 😂😭
2026-06-15 07:16:48
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Chloë📚Author✍🏻 :
Love these!✨Currently between draft 2 and 3 of my fantasy novel! How did you know which subplots to get rid of and decide between YA/NA??
2026-06-14 20:13:16
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chrliefbre :
This is so helpful thank you so much!! I’m between draft 2 and 3 and deciding when to drop exposition is sooo tough
2026-06-14 20:48:03
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Han 🦋 Writer 💭 :
Finding this after thinking about adding a better cliffhanger 😅
2026-06-15 18:25:35
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L.E. Mariette | Writer 🕰️📜 :
I'm going to apply these from now on thank you so much!
2026-06-15 04:27:51
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lizfachiri :
Sooo helpful, thank you so much!! Once you’re able to share, please could you show/explain a side by side comparison of an excerpt from the zero/first draft vs the final draft? As someone writing the first draft of their debut dystopian novel, it’d be so helpful (bigger picture) to see how vastly it evolves and becomes more polished✨🫶🏻☺️xx
2026-06-14 20:38:37
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shakti :
I needed EXACTLY this and I have a question! I’m writing my LAST zero draft of my fantasy book now (and yapping bout it on here) but how did you go from that to actual draft? Did you have to literally rewrite the entire thing because that feels impossible right now
2026-06-15 06:36:03
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Chris D. :
I literally just did exactly this and it reads sooo much better now. Healthy compression, pacing and accessibility has transformed my entire story. Am I on my way to a deal 🤔
2026-06-15 14:43:29
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tazer :
i’m on draft four. my first time ever writing a novel, it’s so much better but i have many more chapters to add
2026-06-14 19:18:24
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alex :
Thank you for sharing tips and such! Not only interesting but helpful!! Xx
2026-06-14 19:16:52
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Mila🐇 :
You’re my inspiration
2026-06-15 09:26:01
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alice :
This is exactly the kind of information I need
2026-06-15 15:41:55
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Bailey in Italy 🇺🇸🛬🇮🇹 :
My first draft was also unreadable and my sixth sold to a big five 😂
2026-06-15 06:36:20
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tazer :
YAY!
2026-06-14 19:17:49
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Mabel_and_Guinea :
Very helpful, thank you! Especially the idea to move the backstory.
2026-06-15 22:26:27
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with_an_em :
Would love to hear your tips on writing b plots! 🫶 big congrats on your publishing deal 👏
2026-06-15 06:20:46
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Chanella | Booktok :
This was so helpful ♥️
2026-06-15 01:48:05
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vonnie :
Thank you for being so open and transparent in these videos! You’re a gem
2026-06-15 00:58:06
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H.K. Taylor :
but is it Sapphic though
2026-06-15 07:41:29
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Raphaelthomas :
This is amazing 😍! If you're looking to turn your book into an audiobook, I’d love to help bring your story to life for listeners.
2026-06-15 06:34:55
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