Writer's Edit

A newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.



Tag: first draft

  • 11 Top Tips For Smashing It During NaNoWriMo

    National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, encourages writers to pen 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s a challenging task, but one that people all around the world complete each year.…

  • How Many Drafts Should You Write For A Novel?

    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…

  • 7 Things NOT To Worry About During Your 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…

  • 4 Signs It’s Time To Quit A Writing Project

    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 their creative…

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