#ScribesAndMakers 14 #TTMD featured creator Steve Degroof @degroof

Hi. I've just finished the short story "Dandelion Seeds" and enjoyed it. How long did you spend writing each of the short stories that started with the first line on Twitter? I mean, once you had the first line, did each story come to you quickly? Do you still use the "first draft is good enough" writing technique?

@Nisaa #ScribesAndMakers Mar 14: I've just finished the short story "Dandelion Seeds" and enjoyed it. How long did you spend writing each of the short stories that started with the first line on Twitter? I mean, once you had the first line, did each story come to you quickly? Do you still use the "first draft is good enough" writing technique?

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the story.

Let's see... It was probably late-January when I started writing the stories, ...

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@Nisaa

...and it looks like I completed them all by the end of March. So, it was probably about four days on average, with the longer stories taking more time. So, yeah, the stories just sort of flowed out from the first line.

I think one of the advantages with that first book was that I didn't intend on publishing any of those stories. It's a cruel irony that you can create something with more ease if you don't give a crap about it.

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@degroof : "It's a cruel irony that you can create something with more ease if you don't give a crap about it."
It's true. I find that with photography.

Thanks for your thoughtful replies to my questions. I look forward to finishing the rest of the "Dandelion Seeds" collection and I'll get "Scatter Plot" next.