Thank you for reading! Let me know if you would like articles about different types of things, or more of this. You need a person who can tell you if they see the twist coming a mile away, or a person who can tell you when the story is boring those kinds of things are helpful. It is not helpful to have mom, whose so impressed by you, read it and tell you it’s lovely. Not only that, but you want the type of reader who knows your genre, not a reader who thinks it’s great that you finished the novel. You do not want to have people looking at your work who are close to you, personally. These are people who will be able to catch the things that you are unable to catch yourself, simply because you are too close to the story.Ī word on both of these types of readers, DO NOT ASK FAMILY to do this. They are the people that you can go to who will get excited about the story’s potential, and who will help you make it better in the beginning stages.īeta readers are the next phase, they are the people who will help you take the story to a level you could not take it to on your own. So, these are people who understand that the story is either incomplete or barely complete, and will forgive typos and plot holes. Alpha readers are people that you trust to look over your story and give you advice while you are in the rough draft stage. Photo by Edoardo Tommasini Alpha and Beta-readersĪfter you have taken the story to the point where you can’t get it any more polished. Since I’ve already talked about these steps before, I am not going to into a ton of detail here. Of course, the middle step is to edit and rewrite until you can’t stand to look at it anymore. It can be difficult to dive right into a rough draft of an essay or a creative piece, such as a novel or a short story. Take the time after you have finished your rough draft, but before you pull it out again, to start outlining a new project. Writing a rough draft is an essential part of the writing process, an opportunity to get your initial ideas and thoughts down on paper. For me, there is always a new idea waiting in the wings. The idea is to put your workaway for a while. It sounds a lot simpler than it ends up being. This works if you are a person who hasn’t yet been published, read: a person who hasn’t broken into the field by being traditionally published, or independently publishing your own work somewhere, meaning you don’t have anyone that is looking forward to your work. This step is only valid if you don’t have any deadlines. However, today I’d like to talk about two other important steps to take after finishing a draft, these are letting it rest, and finding a beta (or even alpha) reader or readers. These are both important steps to take after you have finished your rough draft. I have previously spoken about editing and rewriting. Below, I will discuss those next steps, what to do after completing a rough draft. Now, you’re wondering what to do now? What are the next steps to take in order to make your story shine and become its best self. You’ve done it, all blood, sweat and tears have coalesced into the story that is (mostly) completed and told.
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