The Draft
TarrynThe Draft (by First Draft Pro) is a newsletter for story-obsessed writers currently working on a draft of their novel. It's written by Tarryn (FDP's founder), and posts are about craft, writing, story, comedy, and the First Draft Pro writing app.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 39 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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How I refocus when I hit a writing slump
Hey, so, writing a novel is hard (who knew!)
Lately, I’ve struggled with keeping up the pace, so I turned back to some old lessons (that somehow never really sink in?) at the tail end of a hard 3-month run of drafting my current project. T...
Map-making resources for fiction writers
There’s just something about a map. If there’s a map in a book, it’s an adventure. And I don’t really care what sort of adventure, if I’m being honest, I’m already in. Maps are wonderful as a reader, but they’re also really important for my...
Outlining and planning is also writing
This is part of a series where I deep-dive into my favourite First Draft Pro features and how they were designed, because I love understanding the story behind a thing, and you might too! If you’d like to give your own feedback on this or a...
Writing for the ‘id’: notes on writing bestselling fiction using psychological theory
In 2018, Jennifer Lynne Barnes, bestselling author of the Inheritance Games and The Naturals (and also a psychology professor who studies the psychology of fiction and the imagination) gave a workshop for RWA that is, very sadly, not availa...
Books are the loving work of many hands
This is part of a series where I deep-dive into my favourite First Draft Pro features and how they were designed, because I love understanding the story behind a thing, and you might too! If you’d like to give your own feedback on this or a...
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