Steven Lumley talked about writing the first draft intuitively.
'Don't panic and make plans' but let your mind create the story as you go. This will give you choices when you edit.
Trust the writing will tell you the story. This allows for more powerful thinking, allowing your intuition to guide you.
Characters will develop and animate. You will learn more about the characters, and the plot will thicken.
The plot is a collaboration between you, the characters and your voice.
If the plot is too planned the story becomes stiff.
Have a direction in mind, but be prepared to be diverted.
Revisions and re-drafting is when you can tighten the plot, ensure the beginning supports the end, and build in tension and conflict.
My thoughts-
I think you need to understand your main character before writing so that you can write their reactions and emotions in a natural way.
The imaginative juices do flow better when you turn off your inner editor.
Learning to ignore spelling and grammar mistakes while writing a first draft is vital.
It is easy to write out of sequence, so there is no writers block to contend with- just write a scene you can see clearly.
I do not write in chapters on a first draft. It is one continuous story, this allows me to see the conflicts and hooks , and ensures my chapters are different lengths.
NaNoWriMo in November is a good exercise in this form of writing.
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