tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post5397748175471386361..comments2024-03-11T07:25:29.540+00:00Comments on Nicola Vincent-Abnett: First Draft SyndromeNicola Vincent-Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-9127734772442773922013-03-25T17:25:42.808+00:002013-03-25T17:25:42.808+00:00Oddly, that's how I always worked in the age o...Oddly, that's how I always worked in the age of manual and then electronic typewriters. I literally used to hand write, often in various colours if I was switching povs, themes etc and then I'd cut and paste with scissors and sellotape before copy typing the finished piece.<br /><br />I still often use various fonts of colours so that I can find sections easily if I'm not sure where they belong or how they fit together.<br /><br />Once you luck into a system that works, it's rather reassuring to stick with it, I think, and adapt it to new technology, and since my first typewriter was a little portable manual, with a real ribbon, with very real ink on it, and no way to erase, I'm not even sure that Snopaque (early Tippex) was available then... and autocorrect didn't even recognise Tippex! Crikey I might as well have typed super-eight, except that's making a comeback... Oh no, wait, let's try Betamax! There you go! Smiles.Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-24512845356037922232013-03-25T17:18:06.832+00:002013-03-25T17:18:06.832+00:00I only ever really 're-draft' once. Whethe...I only ever really 're-draft' once. Whether it's an essay or a short story I always always hand write it first. There is something about the physicality of being able to scrub out a word or a line...or a paragraph that I just don't seem to have when I type. This also allows me to self-edit myself, much like you do as you re-read every morning, while I type up what I have on the page. Often the typed version will be finessed, sleeker and will flow much better than my scrappy hand written draft. It's a long and laborious process, but it works for me I think. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-13566285728580313982013-03-25T15:04:47.791+00:002013-03-25T15:04:47.791+00:00Nice! I really enjoy this insight. It seems that &...Nice! I really enjoy this insight. It seems that "drafting" and "editing" can be considered semantics, rather than integral parts of the writing process. I like that you to re-evaluate what you wrote, but you never second-guess what should happen. More writers need to keep that in mind.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542728847849975556noreply@blogger.com