CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPlease don't share your first draft with people. There's a reason it's called Beta reading and not Alpha Reading.message-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squarePlease don't share your first draft with people. There's a reason it's called Beta reading and not Alpha Reading.CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareProfilename1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWriting is work. It takes drafts upon drafts to get it right.
minus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoAbsolutely. Your first draft is like hewing a large block of stone and drawing it out of the ground. Of course it’s ugly… that’s why we edit.
Writing is work. It takes drafts upon drafts to get it right.
Absolutely. Your first draft is like hewing a large block of stone and drawing it out of the ground. Of course it’s ugly… that’s why we edit.