Outlining and planning is also writing
Designing plotting and outlining features for First Draft Pro.
The Draft
The Draft (by First Draft Pro) is a newsletter for story-obsessed writers currently working on a draft of their novel. It's written by Tarryn (FDP's founder), and posts are about craft, writing, story, comedy, and the First Draft Pro writing app.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest posts
Writing for the ‘id’: notes on writing bestselling fiction using psychological theory
Why humans love stories, why particular stories catch fire, and how you can draw on this to increase your odds of writing a bestseller/fan-favourite.
Books are the loving work of many hands
Designing collaboration features for First Draft Pro.
Can we use character motivation to define a character arc?
Connecting the five Fs of character motivation to character transformation.
How to open scene fifteen
A few things improv class taught me about opening the *other* scenes in my novel.
A deep dive into the 3 Act novel structure
An overview of the 3 act story structure (and two templates in First Draft Pro that you can use to outline your novel).
Full dark mode in First Draft Pro
Announcing First Draft Pro v1.1.40 🖤
Gift vouchers & an app update
Bug fixes in v1.0.80 and giving the gift of First Draft Pro!
Goals, streaks & your new project dashboard
New features and improvements in v1.0.78, plus a note on designing for neurodivergence.
Joke formats for novel writers
Eight joke formats to punch-up your dialogue, character interactions, and prose