Don’t get discouraged when you’re drafting if you’re not seeing magic happen. That magical touch and those insightful moments you see in great books aren’t magic at all. They’re the result of blood and sweat. First drafts are limp and flat and awkward—that’s normal. The depth and layers come as you revise. And revise. And revise.
Ugh, limp and flat and awkward first drafts. Too much experience with that. But it's true that it gets better with each draft. You kind of figure out more stuff the more you write - the mood, the tone, the characters, their voices, their backgrounds - and all that helps you see the end more clearly.
So how is NaNoWriMo going for all my writerly friends?
Reading Siege and Storm, book #2 of the Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, is making me ache to write Indigo Tides.
It is so insanely good, much better than the first in terms of prose and pacing. I mean, it's got mythical monsters and fairy tales and an unorthodox (and callously funny) ship captain that is fast becoming my favourite character in the book. What's not to love? Plus, I love how Leigh doesn't go overboard with the sappiness between Mal and Alina - every scene, every exchange, every touch between them is significant and propels the story forward while leaving your emotions scattered everywhere.
But that's a review for another day. I will properly gush about it then. For now,
Off to Neverland! Have a good weekend, everyone :0)
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