I had no intention of posting today. I got a post up yesterday, which was an accomplishment in and of itself given that the draft had been hanging around for an entire weekend. Today was going to be about actually writing, not writing about writing. But then I hit a revelation. First drafts are always bad.
Let me explain...
I've started to share bits and pieces of Guardians with various friends and I always add the disclaimer: "unedited first draft" (much like my blog posts). In some ways, I've been ashamed of my draft instead of being proud of the hard work it represents. Because let's face it, a lot has been cut and in my head I know that the second draft is going to look a lot different and be a lot better.
So as I was starting to write today I realized how much better I understand my characters now, how much more interesting the plot is going to be, and overall how I've become a stronger writer. Then I understood that years from now as I'm hopefully cranking out a first draft for yet another novel (pretty please universe, let it be so) that that first draft will be bad the same way that the first draft of Guardians is bad. No, it's not a bad piece of writing it just can and will be better. Just like I'm not a bad writer I just can and will be better.
So here's to this first draft with many more (hopefully) to come.
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