5. Writing the First Draft Manuscript

Untitled Jellyfish Picture Book Process

Morning!

After experimenting with plot storyboards, as I showed in my last essay, I started feeling the urge to begin writing. Not just planning and organizing, but writing—which was timely, because the next section in the Might Could Beta Books (MCBB) process is 4. Write the First Draft.

But the thought of opening up a blank page and typing out a first d…