Two writers walk into a bar. One writer looks at the other writer and asks, ‘what draft are you on?’ The other writer turns to the barman and orders a double scotch on the rocks. The end. Okay, not my best bar joke, but I hope you get my meaning here. The age-old question of which draft a writer is currently on can be really frustrating to answer and even harder to explain. Similar to an outline, no two writers will operate under the same draft rules. That is to say, there are no draft rules. I’ve seen some writers who’ll show they are on their twentieth draft?! ‘Tis true. ‘Tis true. So, before I go over some of the more common approaches to various draft types and what exactly they mean to us weird and misunderstood writers, I want to shine a light on those who take drafting to a whole new level! I salute the writer who has more than five drafts of their manuscript and is alive to tell the tale, still moving forward, undeterred by the fact that they will likely have yet another draft, and another and another before satisfaction of completion is met.
What "Draft" Are You On?
What "Draft" Are You On?
What "Draft" Are You On?
Two writers walk into a bar. One writer looks at the other writer and asks, ‘what draft are you on?’ The other writer turns to the barman and orders a double scotch on the rocks. The end. Okay, not my best bar joke, but I hope you get my meaning here. The age-old question of which draft a writer is currently on can be really frustrating to answer and even harder to explain. Similar to an outline, no two writers will operate under the same draft rules. That is to say, there are no draft rules. I’ve seen some writers who’ll show they are on their twentieth draft?! ‘Tis true. ‘Tis true. So, before I go over some of the more common approaches to various draft types and what exactly they mean to us weird and misunderstood writers, I want to shine a light on those who take drafting to a whole new level! I salute the writer who has more than five drafts of their manuscript and is alive to tell the tale, still moving forward, undeterred by the fact that they will likely have yet another draft, and another and another before satisfaction of completion is met.