Writing is supposed to be fun. Just #write. First drafts especially, don't require all the fussy perfectionism of a polished, published novel. First drafts don't have to be good. They just have to exist. #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FirstDrafts
December 1, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Writing is supposed to be fun. Just #write. First drafts especially, don't require all the fussy perfectionism of a polished, published novel. First drafts don't have to be good. They just have to exist. #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FirstDrafts
Another #5amwritersclub morning, about 1k words of this fantasy story done. Good lord #firstdrafts are unending…
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Another #5amwritersclub morning, about 1k words of this fantasy story done. Good lord #firstdrafts are unending…
A good reminder for myself and others.
#writingcommunity #writesky #aspiringwriter #writing #firstdrafts
#writingcommunity #writesky #aspiringwriter #writing #firstdrafts
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A good reminder for myself and others.
#writingcommunity #writesky #aspiringwriter #writing #firstdrafts
#writingcommunity #writesky #aspiringwriter #writing #firstdrafts
This is how I write my poetry, scraps, crossings-out, pages that argue with themselves until a line finally stays.
And you? How does your process look?
#poetry #writinglife #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #firstdrafts #Booksky
And you? How does your process look?
#poetry #writinglife #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #firstdrafts #Booksky
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This is how I write my poetry, scraps, crossings-out, pages that argue with themselves until a line finally stays.
And you? How does your process look?
#poetry #writinglife #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #firstdrafts #Booksky
And you? How does your process look?
#poetry #writinglife #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #firstdrafts #Booksky
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#WritingTips
#FirstDrafts
We've all felt like this...with every first draft. LOL
"You're not a bad writer yet!"
This hits.
#FirstDrafts
We've all felt like this...with every first draft. LOL
"You're not a bad writer yet!"
This hits.
To all those writers who struggle with a First Draft, here's a reminder just for you.
📽️ Set It Up
#writing #editing #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writingadvice
📽️ Set It Up
#writing #editing #amwriting #amediting #booksky #writingadvice
January 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#WritingTips
#FirstDrafts
We've all felt like this...with every first draft. LOL
"You're not a bad writer yet!"
This hits.
#FirstDrafts
We've all felt like this...with every first draft. LOL
"You're not a bad writer yet!"
This hits.
"It doesn't need to be good. It just needs to be written," I say to myself while editing the same sentence for the tenth time. #firstdrafts #writerlife
March 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"It doesn't need to be good. It just needs to be written," I say to myself while editing the same sentence for the tenth time. #firstdrafts #writerlife
A couple first drafts from the other day.
#firstdraft #firstdrafts #poem #poems #poetry #selfpublished #published #publishedauthor #author #kittery #maine #maineauthor #mainepoet #yellowandblack #yellow #black #wander #pencil #paper #pencilandpaper #writer #creativewriting #writing
#firstdraft #firstdrafts #poem #poems #poetry #selfpublished #published #publishedauthor #author #kittery #maine #maineauthor #mainepoet #yellowandblack #yellow #black #wander #pencil #paper #pencilandpaper #writer #creativewriting #writing
January 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A couple first drafts from the other day.
#firstdraft #firstdrafts #poem #poems #poetry #selfpublished #published #publishedauthor #author #kittery #maine #maineauthor #mainepoet #yellowandblack #yellow #black #wander #pencil #paper #pencilandpaper #writer #creativewriting #writing
#firstdraft #firstdrafts #poem #poems #poetry #selfpublished #published #publishedauthor #author #kittery #maine #maineauthor #mainepoet #yellowandblack #yellow #black #wander #pencil #paper #pencilandpaper #writer #creativewriting #writing
Just passed 25,000 words on my next horror novel, "ORPHⒶNAGE".
With every word the road grows darker.
#writers #horrorwriters #firstdrafts
With every word the road grows darker.
#writers #horrorwriters #firstdrafts
April 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just passed 25,000 words on my next horror novel, "ORPHⒶNAGE".
With every word the road grows darker.
#writers #horrorwriters #firstdrafts
With every word the road grows darker.
#writers #horrorwriters #firstdrafts
"Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." -Shannon Hale
#ShannonHale #FirstDraft #FirstDrafts #Writer #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfInstagram #Author #Authors #Blogging #NaNoWriMo
#ShannonHale #FirstDraft #FirstDrafts #Writer #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfInstagram #Author #Authors #Blogging #NaNoWriMo
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." -Shannon Hale
#ShannonHale #FirstDraft #FirstDrafts #Writer #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfInstagram #Author #Authors #Blogging #NaNoWriMo
#ShannonHale #FirstDraft #FirstDrafts #Writer #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfInstagram #Author #Authors #Blogging #NaNoWriMo
Good feeling creating a draft #2. I wonder how many drafts I'll go through until the final.
#firstdrafts #writing
#firstdrafts #writing
August 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Good feeling creating a draft #2. I wonder how many drafts I'll go through until the final.
#firstdrafts #writing
#firstdrafts #writing
I read your blogpost about the tariffs/dollar devaluation and now it feels like seeing the firstdrafts of a masterwork. 😭
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I read your blogpost about the tariffs/dollar devaluation and now it feels like seeing the firstdrafts of a masterwork. 😭
Let's have your first drafts of songs. Here's one:
John Denver:
🎶You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Being bitten by insects
And chased by a bear🎶
#FirstDrafts
John Denver:
🎶You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Being bitten by insects
And chased by a bear🎶
#FirstDrafts
December 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Let's have your first drafts of songs. Here's one:
John Denver:
🎶You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Being bitten by insects
And chased by a bear🎶
#FirstDrafts
John Denver:
🎶You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Being bitten by insects
And chased by a bear🎶
#FirstDrafts
Truths Universally Acknowledged 29... a short thread🧵
Photo credits in Alt Text.
#Imagination #Reality #FirstDrafts #WorkingOnCraft #Memes #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Creativity #Art
(link in bio)
1/5
Photo credits in Alt Text.
#Imagination #Reality #FirstDrafts #WorkingOnCraft #Memes #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Creativity #Art
(link in bio)
1/5
April 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Truths Universally Acknowledged 29... a short thread🧵
Photo credits in Alt Text.
#Imagination #Reality #FirstDrafts #WorkingOnCraft #Memes #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Creativity #Art
(link in bio)
1/5
Photo credits in Alt Text.
#Imagination #Reality #FirstDrafts #WorkingOnCraft #Memes #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying #Creativity #Art
(link in bio)
1/5
Watching @colbertlateshow.bsky.social featuring Evie McGee Colbert with @jamestaylor-com.bsky.social on @kiro7seattle.bsky.social. #LSSCseasonEleven #LSSC #FirstDrafts
February 6, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Watching @colbertlateshow.bsky.social featuring Evie McGee Colbert with @jamestaylor-com.bsky.social on @kiro7seattle.bsky.social. #LSSCseasonEleven #LSSC #FirstDrafts
You ever wake up the next day and wonder who left that word salad in your manuscript? 🫣
#writingmemes #writingcommunity #firstdrafts #editing
#writingmemes #writingcommunity #firstdrafts #editing
September 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
You ever wake up the next day and wonder who left that word salad in your manuscript? 🫣
#writingmemes #writingcommunity #firstdrafts #editing
#writingmemes #writingcommunity #firstdrafts #editing
Is this a lager I see before me? #FirstDrafts
November 14, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Is this a lager I see before me? #FirstDrafts
My writing weapon of choice changes often, but lately I’ve loved drafting on the Remarkable Paper Pro with the Typefolio keyboard. Clean e-ink, pen-friendly for edits, and zero distractions. Not an ad—just a fan. 📝✨
#WritingTools #FirstDrafts #AmWriting
#WritingTools #FirstDrafts #AmWriting
May 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My writing weapon of choice changes often, but lately I’ve loved drafting on the Remarkable Paper Pro with the Typefolio keyboard. Clean e-ink, pen-friendly for edits, and zero distractions. Not an ad—just a fan. 📝✨
#WritingTools #FirstDrafts #AmWriting
#WritingTools #FirstDrafts #AmWriting
First draft is just to get it down. Next
draft is to make it good.
#writing #reading #writersky #readersky #booksky #authorsky #meme #firstdrafts
draft is to make it good.
#writing #reading #writersky #readersky #booksky #authorsky #meme #firstdrafts
April 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
First draft is just to get it down. Next
draft is to make it good.
#writing #reading #writersky #readersky #booksky #authorsky #meme #firstdrafts
draft is to make it good.
#writing #reading #writersky #readersky #booksky #authorsky #meme #firstdrafts
At last my textbook proposal writing is coming together! I've got 1,500 words so far (with images and references) on Memes. It's my intention to keep the chapters fairly short - it's for an introductory book on the media. I'm keeping it simple and it's not perfect.
#FirstDrafts #AcademicSky
#FirstDrafts #AcademicSky
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
At last my textbook proposal writing is coming together! I've got 1,500 words so far (with images and references) on Memes. It's my intention to keep the chapters fairly short - it's for an introductory book on the media. I'm keeping it simple and it's not perfect.
#FirstDrafts #AcademicSky
#FirstDrafts #AcademicSky
It's always fun to take a vague rough draft and turn it into a more readable draft.
#writingcommunity #aspiringwriter #booksky💙📚 #firstdrafts
#writingcommunity #aspiringwriter #booksky💙📚 #firstdrafts
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's always fun to take a vague rough draft and turn it into a more readable draft.
#writingcommunity #aspiringwriter #booksky💙📚 #firstdrafts
#writingcommunity #aspiringwriter #booksky💙📚 #firstdrafts
First drafts are supposed to be messy 😅✍️ That’s the point. Rewriting is where the magic happens.
#WriterLife #FirstDrafts #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #RelatableWriter #EditingStruggles #WritersOfInstagram
#WriterLife #FirstDrafts #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #RelatableWriter #EditingStruggles #WritersOfInstagram
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
First drafts are supposed to be messy 😅✍️ That’s the point. Rewriting is where the magic happens.
#WriterLife #FirstDrafts #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #RelatableWriter #EditingStruggles #WritersOfInstagram
#WriterLife #FirstDrafts #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #RelatableWriter #EditingStruggles #WritersOfInstagram
Working on the first draft of a new historical novel. Creating something new is so much fun. I keep debating the sequence of scenes and what would be most effective. A problem for second draft, not for now!
#historicalfiction
#writing
#writingcommunity
#firstdrafts
#historicalfiction
#writing
#writingcommunity
#firstdrafts
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Working on the first draft of a new historical novel. Creating something new is so much fun. I keep debating the sequence of scenes and what would be most effective. A problem for second draft, not for now!
#historicalfiction
#writing
#writingcommunity
#firstdrafts
#historicalfiction
#writing
#writingcommunity
#firstdrafts
Watching @colbertlateshow.bsky.social featuring Evie McGee Colbert with Damon Wayans Jr. & Daniel Boulud on @kiro7seattle.bsky.social. #LSSCseasonTen #LSSC #FirstDrafts
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Watching @colbertlateshow.bsky.social featuring Evie McGee Colbert with Damon Wayans Jr. & Daniel Boulud on @kiro7seattle.bsky.social. #LSSCseasonTen #LSSC #FirstDrafts