Second Draft
Last week, I started working in earnest on the second draft of my short story. I’m feeling pretty good about the story, and where its heading. Thanks to the feedback I got from my readers of the first draft, I’m making some improvements as I go.
Early last week, I had a revelation about the main character, and that’s been spurring me forward allowing me to define him better than he was before, which is both essential, and helps me to give him a more active role, rather than being the passive observer he was before.
I’ve discovered that working from the digital copy doesn’t work for me as a method of writing the second draft. I’ve found that the best way to do this draft is to print out the first draft, read through it and make notes directly on the printed copy, and then keep the printed copy open while I write the new draft, using my notes as a guide.
It seems to be working.
