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 | 44 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Feedback is a gift
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...
The centre of my universe is (more than just) a text editor
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...
Six playlists for writing based on scene mood (no lyrics)
These are the playlists I write to, when I’m trying to get into a very specific kind of writing headspace.
I’ve found that I can’t write to songs with lyrics because I hear all the words, and I can’t use a mixed writing playlist, because...
A map (ie: outline) is only helpful if you can actually see it
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 is hard, but we can do hard things
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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