I planned my debut novel quite carefully, but
when writing the first draft found that I often needed three or four scenes to achieve my plan for only one scene.
So, to save money and increase your sales and royalties,
after writing your first draft, it's critical to hone your skills and revise your manuscript before sending it out.
Many authors think that it's best to
write your first draft as quickly as possible, to maintain flow and get it done, and then spend very much more time editing.
Fortunately, I do have a number of already
written first drafts for stories that I just need to get cleaned up, edited, and out there.
Once you have
already written the first draft of your paper, you can freely experiment with the structure, change the sequence of ideas, add new sentences and eliminate pointless phrases.
You should start putting some money aside for editing fees whilst you're
still writing your first draft (preferably tuck it into an interest - earning account!).
The first book is just so close, the second is about half -
way written the first draft, and I have ideas for another dancing around in my head.
Many are as professionally done as books published by the big six publishing houses, or even better, but there are still some that are no better than a
badly written first draft.
For instance, if an
employee writes a first draft of a written document, some managers might want to suggest some minor revisions even if the draft was generally good.
Shift part of your work back onto paper, by
writing first drafts by hand and doing redrafts on printouts instead of on the screen.
If you are writing an article or book or even preparing CLE materials, you may want to hire a contract attorney to
help write the first draft.