: Re: How long does a first draft have to be if the essay i'm writing is 300 words long? I keep trying to figure out how long the first draft has to be if the essay is 300 words long. Please

There's no hard and fast rule, and it depends how many drafts you're thinking of doing before the final version.

If this is the only draft, I would aim higher than the limit. If there will be second or third (etc.) drafts, the first draft is whatever gets your ideas in writing.

[I tend to think of a first draft as a summary, which expands into a longer second draft, which is cut for the third, which might be the final version (but often isn't). I wouldn't do fewer than two draft versions, but that's just what works for me.]

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: What's gained from NaNoWriMo? Generally, I understand NaNoWriMo to have the goal of writing a complete novel (at least a first draft) during the month of November. To reach "novel" word count,

: Chapter size matters? My chapters are usually 10 or so pages long, but I've been reading this one book with chapters as small as 2 pages. Does this affect the story progression at all?

: Page numbering. Empty pages for notes include in page numbering? I have a few questions about the page numbering of the last few pages of my book. I have a section with further resources.

: Like you, I would be inclined towards the past tense in those examples. I think I could justify it by saying [possibly a bit pedantically] that the plot continuing, and Riley speaking and

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