Creating a First Draft and Revising

Lois Winston

Yes, I’m on the road again!  :)  But looking at my schedule, after tomorrow I think I’m going to be back at my home base for a while.

Today I’m at fellow Midnight Ink writer Lois Winston’s blog, Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers, to talk a little about drafting and revising.  Hope you’ll pop over and visit!

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

8 Comments

  1. Paul GreciJuly 30, 2010

    Thanks for the link!

  2. Michele EmrathJuly 30, 2010

    Sounds like a great post, and a new-to-me blog. Heading over!

    Michele
    SouthernCityMysteries

  3. Cold As HeavenJuly 30, 2010

    Enjoy your trip. Watch out for highway robbers ans skunks >:)

    Jumping over to the other site … yes, right now.

    Cold As Heaven

  4. Jan MorrisonJuly 30, 2010

    I’m following him! Jan Morrison

  5. Robert GuthrieJuly 30, 2010

    Great interview… “I treat the draft as if I were transcribing a story that I’m telling someone.” Fantastic!

  6. sheilamcperryJuly 30, 2010

    I’ve really enjoyed this blog tour – lots of useful information and I get to see other blogs I might be interested in. Thanks very much, Elizabeth – I’ve been reading your blog for a while and (I hope!) learned a lot from it. I love the everyday life stuff as well.

  7. BenJuly 30, 2010

    Writing the first draft is so hard. For me it’s the hardest part of writing. Very good advices and most important, it’s advices I’ve never seen before.

    Interesting methods. Thank You!

  8. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsJuly 30, 2010

    Cold As Heaven–It was a treacherous journey, but I lived to tell the tale. :)

    Jan–Thanks!

    Paul–Thanks for going by!

    Michele–Thanks so much, Michele!

    Robert–It sounds simple, but it really helps me and keeps me from getting hung up in what I’m writing.

    Sheila–Thanks! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it. I always feel kind of bad making everyone hop all over the place, but it’s been fun for me and I’m so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed it, too!

    Ben–Thanks so much! Glad it helped. :)

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