The crappy draft

So I'm supposed to be done with my "crappy draft" by the end of this week, and I think I'm on target to do it. My friend Arnie gave me the concept of the crappy draft, though it's actually the "shitty draft," and I'm not sure if I'm using profanity in this blog. It is a liberating concept that I've heard in other ways. Words on the paper. Bang it out. Accepting that it's not supposed to be good at this point has helped to quiet my stifling inner critic.

Printing out the appointment scenes and editing them on paper instead of on screen has also been great. I am just old enough that I learned to write on paper and not the computer. I am not comfortable doing everything on the laptop -- with paper, I feel like I can see the whole scene more easily, spread it out, draw arrows, instead of seeing only the amount that fits on the height of the screen and having to scroll and use the find function. I can't wait to print the entire thing out on Friday.

At Java Beach with Kristin on yet another rainy day. Cozy with my latte, even though I ordered a mate.