11 things I did that helped me complete the first draft (and you can do them too! 🤨🫵🏽)

Long time no see, friends! How has October been treating you so far? I hope all your writing projects are going well.

In today's video, I discuss all the things that I did to complete the first draft of my novel. It had been such a long time since I finished a work from start to finish, and I made sure to implement some changes into my routine! A lot of my tips and tricks derived from other authortubers as well but put my own twist to it! I hope some of my pointers will help you complete yours as well!


✨ timestamps:
0:00 ↬ intro
0:18 ↬ my panster to plantser journey
01:19 ↬ when did I finish draft one?
02:01 ↬ 1. Brainstorm!
02:59 ↬ 2. Spark your inspiration with visuals
03:59 ↬ 3. Create an outline (your natural enemy)
05:03 ↬ 4. Get to know your characters
06:30 ↬ 5. Consider zero drafting
07:33 ↬ 6. Set different kinds of goals (deadlines, word counts, etc.)
08:51 ↬ 7. Let draft one be messy
10:18 ↬ 8. When in doubt, placehold it!
11:26 ↬ 9. Outline is not firm (but explore with caution)
12:38 ↬ 10. Schedule a writing time/ writing block
13:27 ↬ 11. Set small goals!
14:12 ↬ end and outro
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{ hello! // kamusta (✿◠‿◠) }
welcome to my drafting diaries! You can call me Jas and I write under the pseudonym Jasmine Song. I write romance with some spice hehehe ╰(⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)╯

basics:
✿ WIP #1: Project Vanier
✿ Genre: New Adult Romance
✿ Stage: Second Draft

✿ WIP #2 : Project Flower Boy
✿ Genre: Contemporary Romance
✿ Stage: Outlining

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