Sarah’s Writing Tips: #1
Mess: evidence of creativity.
Get messy.
1) A neat first draft is the enemy of creative thought and self confidence.
(That’s why I still write my first drafts in longhand. I can get messy and scribbly more easily with a pen in my hand than with my fingers on the keyboard.)
2) Double-space a typed first draft, or skip lines if you’re writing in longhand, to give yourself plenty of room for alterations and additions.
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