Category: Drafting

  • Adverbs Are Seasoning, Not Flavour

    The truth is, adverbs aren’t inherently bad. They’re just misunderstood. The real problem isn’t their existence, it’s their overuse.

  • Your First Draft is NOT your Book

    There’s a secret about writing that every novice writer needs to hear: your first draft is supposed to be bad. Not just imperfect, not just messy. BAD bad. Its job is simply to exist, so you have something to work on.  It’s a block of raw material, a rough sketch, a first attempt at capturing…