7 Steps to Plan and Draft Your Novel with Confidence!
Writing is hard.
Let's make it easier.
Does This Sound Familar?
You've got a great idea for a book but you’re not sure you can pull it off.
You have pages of notes in a journal or a voice memo app, but very little of the story is actually drafted.
You've started multiple stories but can't stick with them.
You wish you knew where to start!
The blank page makes you freeze!
More than anything, you want to type "The End" to a story you are proud of, but you're unsure how to begin.
If you answered yes to any of those questions, this workbook is for you.
I've been in all those places.
That's why I created First Draft Confidence.
It is an introductory guide to the foundation work my clients complete before they begin drafting and submitting their pages, and doing it will prevent false starts and abandoned drafts.
It’s time to take the guesswork out of this first draft business!
Develop a plan to overcome mindset wobbles and resistance when the writing gets hard.
Learn how to organize your thoughts and copious notes so you can start to see the story.
Discover what kind of support you need and how to ask for it.
Set up a realistic writing schedule that fits your life.
Nail down what you want to say and why it matters to you, and test drive your story concept to see if it will support a full-length novel.
Create a repeatable process to develop your characters.
Develop a high-level outline that works whether you're a pantser or plotter.
Plus resources on how to:
Format your novel to publishing industry standards.
Word count expectations for your genre.
Best books on craft for drafting novelists.
Links to excellent resources to answer your big questions about flashbacks, writing subplots, staying motivated, and hooking your reader!
Seven simple exercises to help you:
Say goodbye to the "first draft flail."
and get ready to write with clarity and confidence.
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I’m so excited for you to start planning and drafting your story with more confidence and joy! I 100% know this guide will help you!
There isn’t one right way to write a novel and every book will make its own demands, but if I had known just a handful of these tools, I would have saved countless hours and drafts.
Remember, no words are ever wasted.
It takes what it takes.
Stories will be stories, and characters will be characters (meaning they do whatever they want sometimes).
Please take what you like and mold it into a process that works for you.
If this tool helps just one person start and finish their draft, that is enough.
Because there is a place in the world for all our voices and every single one matters.
Now go Write It Scared!
Stacy