Asking 'How many drafts should you write for a novel?' is kind of like asking 'How long is a piece of string?'. Every writer has a process that works for them. Some swear by three drafts; others...
Tag: first draft
Let's start off with a fact: most (if not all) first drafts are terrible. Even Ernest Hemingway says so. There's not really any avoiding this, not even for the most talented or experienced writer....
There is a romantic myth that surrounds writers. This myth is rife with infatuation, possessiveness and protectiveness: a writer is supposed to be obsessed with their work. Utterly absorbed. If...