tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post3740043524159094634..comments2024-03-18T00:31:33.638-07:00Comments on Chapter Book Challenge: Drafting Your Book by Susan Lubner #ChaBooCha Becky Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01595020500346331076noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-53496894143458349622018-03-30T16:04:12.435-07:002018-03-30T16:04:12.435-07:00What a great reminder of an essential step that no...What a great reminder of an essential step that none of us can skip.Nancy Kotkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-25096000853498451302018-03-30T10:56:24.151-07:002018-03-30T10:56:24.151-07:00Thank you so much for this post! I finished my fir...Thank you so much for this post! I finished my first draft and definitely feel like I'm just getting started.Kourtney LaFavrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377174747621399543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-219915285277752082018-03-29T13:23:35.517-07:002018-03-29T13:23:35.517-07:00Well this is something i can do and do well. Thank...Well this is something i can do and do well. Thank you.<br /> X x kelly mcdonaldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-76974929915744788502018-03-28T12:43:48.540-07:002018-03-28T12:43:48.540-07:00Yep--it's easy to be overwhelmed by all the &q...Yep--it's easy to be overwhelmed by all the "how to write" books and workshops and to keep asking, "do I know enough to get started."Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318263958800418769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-20780272311997038802018-03-28T08:39:19.050-07:002018-03-28T08:39:19.050-07:00Oh YES! And what I timely post this is for me. Thi...Oh YES! And what I timely post this is for me. This is exactly what I was struggling with before we started this ChaBooCha month. I've attended, watched, armed myself with all sorts of knowledge, but I wasn't writing. It is too easy to think you have to have the whole story figured out. Sometimes, you just need to sit down and start writing...badly. Thank you for the wonderful post!Rebecca Koehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210420002303288594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-1805937660402747512018-03-27T17:25:20.457-07:002018-03-27T17:25:20.457-07:00Thank you, Susan, for sharing your expertise on th...Thank you, Susan, for sharing your expertise on the draft. It is both the most awesome and fearsome part of my writing process. Judy Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110607365092884305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-19482523872566401582018-03-27T17:00:12.514-07:002018-03-27T17:00:12.514-07:00Ug, I understand how the most helpful resources ca...Ug, I understand how the most helpful resources can also be the most unhelpful! I have to be careful about studying craft—it’s a worm hole to me!Sherry Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326605891373049617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-9958634825692810972018-03-27T16:59:19.268-07:002018-03-27T16:59:19.268-07:00Susan, I appreciate your post. I feel the same way...Susan, I appreciate your post. I feel the same way about first drafts but it's part of the process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924219110319352405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-53134334304480509852018-03-27T14:12:34.840-07:002018-03-27T14:12:34.840-07:00"I allow myself to write badly". I love ..."I allow myself to write badly". I love that. Thank you! :-) SD Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773763635368262813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-8724502226896049672018-03-26T17:38:45.268-07:002018-03-26T17:38:45.268-07:00Thanks for this post. This is great advice. Most...Thanks for this post. This is great advice. Most writers are perfectionists, so we need to keep reminding ourselves to just write.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363768354595022395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-87849807971683961372018-03-26T13:48:47.929-07:002018-03-26T13:48:47.929-07:00Thank you for this post. It took me years to be co...Thank you for this post. It took me years to be comfortable with how I write my drafts. Even now I occassionally need to remind myself that drafts are meant to be ugly. It's ok if they are a mess; the important think is a mess can be edited, and a blank page is just a blank page. Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409510522460286600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-45459227333275792742018-03-26T08:14:17.562-07:002018-03-26T08:14:17.562-07:00I can so relate to this post!!! I, as well, have t...I can so relate to this post!!! I, as well, have to learn to write BADLY!! Love this and thank you for sharing!! Kelly Vavalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084445688842531143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-30486038705014437652018-03-25T10:32:17.943-07:002018-03-25T10:32:17.943-07:00Thank you so much for this, Susan. I had this happ...Thank you so much for this, Susan. I had this happen to me just this morning. I was prepping and prepping for a PB, but was worrying too much about getting the perfect first lines. Finally I just started writing (some pretty terrible, strained first lines), then the rest just flowed out. Now it is written and I can start to fix things.David McMullinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976625439508466025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-41118053370657482472018-03-24T21:53:01.174-07:002018-03-24T21:53:01.174-07:00This frustrates me when I have teachers assessing ...This frustrates me when I have teachers assessing kids on their first draft. A first draft is just meant to be written. No author publishes straight away. Kids need time to edit and rewrite too. Thanks for the postAshley Howlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989198539059391385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-16729634129333420812018-03-24T16:17:55.635-07:002018-03-24T16:17:55.635-07:00I seriously love this post. It's something I s...I seriously love this post. It's something I say to the kids in my young writers group - a first draft is meant to be bad. It is also meant to be written :)Melissa Gijsbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027810729828362064noreply@blogger.com