Tag: first draft

Revision Plan for Current Fiction Project

Post author By Lamesha Johnson
Post date March 22, 2022
Categories In Novel, Writing

Remember the book that I wrote during November 2021? Well, I have let that book simmer for several months, and now I’m ready to begin revisions. Current Fiction Project Initially, I called this project Book 2, but I have no idea if it will be the second novel that I will get to release. While […]

I Wrote a Book in 30 Days

This year I joined the #nanowrimo2021 challenge to complete a 50,000-word first draft during the month of November. And… I completed the challenge! I wrote 51,372 words on what might become my second released book. Background on Completed Books I’ve Written Book 0 – the book that will never be released. I took a few […]

Plans for Revising

Post author By Lamesha Johnson
Post date July 16, 2020
Categories In Novel, Writing

When I finished the first draft of Book 0, an author told me to take one month off before diving into edits. One month turned into six months before I looked at my book. This go round I am only taking one week off. 300 + Comments While drafting my book, I added over three […]

I Finished the First Draft

Post author By Lamesha Johnson
Post date July 15, 2020
Categories In Novel, Writing

A few years ago, I took several online writing classes. In one of my classes, my teacher told us to think of each day that we wrote as adding a link to a chain. “Don’t break the chain,” she said. She learned of this thought process from another group of writers. This message helped me […]

First Draft Critic

Post author By Lamesha Johnson
Post date July 9, 2020
Categories In Writing

A few weeks ago, I tweeted, “I know everything that is supposed to happen in this scene. So why am I struggling to write it?” I’ve encountered this situation several times. When I have a scene mapped out but can’t seem to execute it, usually I am being too critical of my ideas. Overthinking A […]