Writing talk: first drafts
Deborah Ross talks here about beta reading first drafts.
In the comments, I observe the pitfalls of being a visual writer--nothing new to anyone who visits this blog--but it left me wondering if first drafts, however they look, are (except for the genius few) essentially placeholders. Revision isn't just about choosing better words, it's about looking for trapdoors to the scenes that will build toward that climax. Also.
The concept of placeholder works on the plot level, the character level, as well as the prose level. The trick is identifying those placeholders so that they can be unpacked.
In the comments, I observe the pitfalls of being a visual writer--nothing new to anyone who visits this blog--but it left me wondering if first drafts, however they look, are (except for the genius few) essentially placeholders. Revision isn't just about choosing better words, it's about looking for trapdoors to the scenes that will build toward that climax. Also.
The concept of placeholder works on the plot level, the character level, as well as the prose level. The trick is identifying those placeholders so that they can be unpacked.