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5. Writing the First Draft Manuscript
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5. Writing the First Draft Manuscript

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Christine Nishiyama
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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…

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