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A good chapter ending makes you say:

“Okay, just one more chapter.”

Then suddenly it's 2 AM.

What makes you keep reading after a chapter ends?
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September 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
fictionwritingtips.bsky.social
It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all.

~ Will Shetterly

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September 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
tobilobabookwarmer.bsky.social
ur first draft doesn't need to be perfect.
It doesn't even need to be good.
Its only job is to exist.
You can fix plot holes, awkward dialogue, and weak scenes later.
You can't edit a story that was never written.
How's your current draft going?
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FirstDraft #WIP
September 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
bakre-write.bsky.social
Hey Writers and Authors
This is literally what readers don't get when they set eyes on your first draft. Or am i the only one

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September 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
writers-write.bsky.social
What Is A First Draft? How To Write And Finish Yours | Your first draft doesn’t have to be perfect — it just has to exist. Find out what a first draft is and how to keep writing when the words don’t come easily. By @amandaonwriting.bsky.social #writingsky #firstdraft
What Is A First Draft? How To Write And Finish Yours
What is a first draft? Learn why it matters, discover different ways to write a first draft, and get practical tips for finishing yours.
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September 23, 2026 at 5:27 AM
kakle.bsky.social
First draft of "Kade Silver and the 2045 Seattle World's Fair" is complete! Giving it a day or two to settle and then reading over for notes and big story edits I already know need to happen.

Very excited!

#booksky #firstdraft
September 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
writers-write.bsky.social
What it’s really like #writingmemes #writerslife #firstdraft #writingsky #booksky
September 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM
thevaliantone.bsky.social
Using the 7 day free trial of @ellipsus.com Pro to make a snippet of my Prologue (in progress) of my martial arts epic novel. #WIP #Wuxia #Cdrama #WriterSky #Prophecy #FirstDraft #RoughDraft
Purple gradient background with white text on top: "You must find a child. Born to adversity...or a marriage of strife. A commoner or merchant class, maybe noble but lives like a commoner? Or a commoner who becomes noble. This is a child of two faces, a child of two names. Maybe more. You must find this child. Raise this child. They will be your greatest weapon against your enemy. They will end his life, his clan, his legacy." Excerpt: "The Prophecy" #Wuxia #Cdrama #WIP by Author Leslie Kung
September 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
james-prosser.bsky.social
Get the full story onto the page you can always dodge the occasional hornet during your second draft!
What’s the biggest challenge you face when writing a first draft?
Check out my published works: www.jamesprosser-author.com
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September 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
fictionwritingtips.bsky.social
Write the First Draft: Focus on finishing rather than perfecting. The goal is to get the story on the page, even if it is messy.

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September 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
countrybones.bsky.social
See now our Daedalus and his Minotaur...
First draft yes. But here is a sneaky peek of #stormchaser
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An excerpt from a first draft that reads: Red splotches began to spread up Orson's neck, betraying his stone-still demeanor. "What the FUCK do you want?” He spat, voice ringing in the dead air above them. "We both know who she looks like, Gage. What'd you call her? Starlight? I need to make sure that you won't make the same mistake twice," Jim said, pressing his fingers into the old wound, "if you get what I'm saying?" "Bring her here. In here." "No." "Why?" It'd affect data. It'd affect her behavior. It'd affect his behavior. It'd reveal too much behind the curtain. Jim didn't explain these things, though. Instead he shrugged a shoulder and let Johnny sing the answer for him. It was enough that he'd moved past Orson's ribs and held his heart in his hand. "I want her name. Tell me her name, and I won't touch her." "What's the name on the gravestone, Gage?"
September 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
quillloop.bsky.social
"Wow, that draft is dreadful..."

Compliments to the author; you actually got it on the page!

First drafts are supposed to suck. Write first, edit later. 🦔

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #FirstDraft #AuthorLife #WritersOfBluesky
September 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
inventingreality.bsky.social
Five Great Quotations about Fiction
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Five Great Quotations about Fiction
“What we call fiction is the ancient way of knowing, the total discourse that antedates all the special vocabularies….Fiction is democratic, it reasserts the authority of the single mind…
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September 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
baileygalbreit.bsky.social
My brain nagging me to get back to work processing beta feedback...

#booksky #writesky #writing #writingcommunity #firstdraft #betareading #paranormal #vampires #ghosts
CAPTION: After finishing the first draft of a new book. IMAGE: Director speaking into a bullhorn, SAYING, "Okay, let's try that again, but this time good."
September 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
eunicedemi.bsky.social
Writers: What is the one word or phrase you catch yourself overusing in your first drafts?

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September 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
hilarybaudelaire.bsky.social
Just started drafting my third Violins and Violets novel! I've only been dreaming about this for the last few years, so, as you can imagine, I'm going to be deeply normal about it.
#amwriting #firstdraft
September 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
fictionwritingtips.bsky.social
The first draft is a skeleton .… just bare bones. The rest of the story comes later with revising.

-- Mark Twain

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September 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
oliveredlin.bsky.social
60,000 words completed. 6 more chapters to go. #Writing #FirstDraft
September 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
christia-naaa.bsky.social
Writers, do you actually enjoy editing your own work?

Because sometimes I feel like authors and their manuscripts need a little break from each other.
#booksky #amwriting #amediting #writerscommunity #authorscommunity #writers #authors #firstdraft
September 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
rjcheale.com
Sometimes you have incredible days and write over 1500 words. On others, you manage 50.
Then are there the days when you question your sanity and you ask why you wrote yourself into a corner when you’ve already plotted out the scene with a beat sheet. The joys of writing a #FirstDraft!
#AmWriting
September 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
novelicious.bsky.social
Every flower blooms in its own time
And in its own way.

Ken Petti
#writing #writerslife #firstdraft #writersproblems #writersblock #editing
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September 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
farahghuznavi.bsky.social
Honestly, I *love* #editing!

Getting the firstdraft of a #story done is the hardest part for me.

As communitypoet.bsky.social says below, tinkering with the edits is where the real craft of my #writingprocess happens - I feel like I'm celebrating the completion of one of my #stories 🥳

#writers
communitypoet.bsky.social
Stockport community poet. Author of Hormoanal, Tales From The Rainbow Nation, and Wholly Man. https://lindacosgriff.wordpress.com/ ☺️ Looking for fun, not fights 😊
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September 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
farahghuznavi.bsky.social
Honestly, I *love* #editing.

Getting the #firstdraft of a #story done is the hardest part!

As @communitypoet.bsky.social says, tinkering with the edits is where the real craft of #writing happens - I feel like I'm celebrating the completion of one of my #stories 🥳

#booksky #amwriting #writer
flashfennec.bsky.social Rifter Dask @flashfennec.bsky.social · 23d
Editing one's own writing is an exceptionally difficult thing.
September 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM