I finished my ZERO DRAFT!!

Omgsh I did it!! I completed Draft Zero!
It's so, so short and very much under realized BUT I completed Draft Zero of my first novel!
"it is my desire to find my creative self." I'm a mom of 3 and I'm writing my first novel! I used to be creative and I feel like I really want that back.
Let's be friends on Instagram!
@mynameisemilygood
#authortube #goals #books

[@mikalareads]

I am just loving ALL of your writing videos so much 💯💯 I can just feel your passion and love for it absolutely shining through the screen!!!!! Like I love that you are documenting the writing process of crafting your novel because we get to go on this journey with you too!!! 📓✏🙌💌 WHooooo!!!🥳🥳CONGRATULATIONS on completing your zero draft!!! 👏👏📢📢 I am soooo proud of you!!

[@keepingupwiththejoneses746]

How very exciting!

[@keepingupwiththejoneses746]

You mentioned your usual writing partner being unavailable. If you would be interested in finding another writing partner, I love making author friends. I know the value of someone you can bounce ideas off of. I have a dear friend that I do this with, but it's always great to have more than 1.

[@heathermattern]

That is amazing!! Celebrate each and every word!! Some of us writers (like myself) are under-writers so our first drafts are minimal. I consider my first drafts the bones of the story and then the other drafts bring the flesh. Celebrate yourself!! This is a huge milestone!!

[@mynameisemilygood]

Thank you so much Heather! I'm glad to hear that you underwrite your first draft as well. I definitely have heard of people overwriting their first draft and I kept trying to do the same but then it just felt like I was writing nonsense just for the sake of word count. I'm so so excited for "bringing the flesh" as you said ❤️❤️

[@JesstheBookFreak]

Congrats on getting draft zero finished! Ive done a couple first drafts and they usually tend to be the shortest. There's always room to expand. The story is going to be however long it needs to be so i wouldnt worry about word count just yet. ❤

[@mynameisemilygood]

Thank you so much for saying this Jess! I now feel like in the reread process that I'm SO glad it wasn't longer lol

[@EmmaBennetAuthor]

Well done! Big step!

[@mynameisemilygood]

Thank you so much Emma! I'm very proud and happy about it and I appreciate your encouragement so much ❤️

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

Congratulations!! I loved your analogy of trying to wring more water out of a towel. I think sometimes as writers we feel like we need to keep pushing and keep pushing but sometimes that might actually be worse for the story. You know your story best!!

[@mynameisemilygood]

Omgsh thank you for saying that!! I completely agree and I'm so glad I finally decided to just day to myself The End bc now I get to see what I have (which has been a total blast!)

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

@@mynameisemilygood Yay! Enjoy the process!

[@iah1]

Interested

[@iah1]

About, did you study how to write or just started?

[@mynameisemilygood]

I just started but have been utilizing many resources! KZbin has so many wonderful writers telling their process and the books they read. I'm kind of doing a mix of what they suggest and playing with my own process! It has been so fun

[@MD.IMRANHOSEN3769]

Well done! Big step!

[@mynameisemilygood]

Thank you so much 🧡