The Book of Kels“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” -- Sir Terry Pratchett
Heather Kinnane@Nezchan Yes - and I find I do a lot of 'telling' in my first drafts, and not so much showing, so this is pretty spot on!
@HeatherKinnane I'm seeing that with what I'm writing right now, in fact. Lots of places where I look at it and say "this needs dialogue", or "be more granular here".
Someone I was talking to a few months ago put it well, that your first draft is the plot outline in prose form. It's not a story yet.
@Nezchan That's exactly it, isn't it. The plot outline in prose form. Perfect way to put it.