ENC 1101-B3 & B4: Writing for Discovery
Bad draft
Written by Wes03c on November 12, 2003 - 16:07
This draft was extremely hard to write because I had no ideas for any fiction story. I am not good at creative writing at all. I am probably better at creative writing than research writing but it just puts you on the spot to think of an idea. I feel that my idea for Draft D is very lame. I really could not think of anything to write about. I even racked my brain. If this assignment is going to be one of those were you pick which ever draft you feel strongest about I think that I will pick the Death Penalty paper instead. This draft I did not use dialogue and after thinking about it, I think I should have included some. Written like a child once again. Every time I write a first or second draft to a paper I feel like it is written like a child and then the next drafts are always far more better, so this draft if assigned will improve in time. I really just do not like my idea at all. So many stories have been written about people having bad days. I really think that somewhere I have the potential to think of a better idea than that. It just might take me a year or two to think up. In any case I am once again not fully satisfied with my draft but hopefully it will improve in time.
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Re: bad draft
Posted by cel4145 on November 16, 2003 - 16:51.
It's a first draft. It's suppoed to become better through revision, right? Not that I think it as bad as you do, but if you are looking for too much perfection in a first draft, I think you are not acknowledging the drafting process.

Now, I disagree with the child like writing comments, too.

However, I do think that using dialogue in the story is something you can do in the 2nd draft. Also, consider that Deveroux's experiences are over the top. She's sort of a Calamity Jane. It's so bad that I think a reader would want to laugh. So why not make this a humorous story? That could be the tight idea you seem to be looking for when you express your concern up top.