Behold, the duck is done with draft 3 of my June comic. It took one month. The script originally started as separate issues in draft 1, then, somehow turned into this horrible mutated mess where I couldn’t tell one issue from another in draft 2. And it was no longer chronological! So for draft 3, I first got lots of little pieces of paper and put a scene title on each one. Then, I moved them around until they were in the order I wanted. Kind of weird, but I think it’s helpful to do it that way. Then, I broke it back up into 9 issues and started rewriting it all and adding in scenes that really needed to be there. I had the most trouble with issues 4 and 6-9, but I worked extra hard on them and made them much better. Now the whole story is pretty much there.
Now my script is nearly done. Some issues are pretty much done and some need extra help, but overall, I’m close. Issue 4 is kind of weird, though. I could almost cut it out, but there’s just enough good stuff that I need to keep it. And issue 8 is a bit of a mess, and issue 9 is too short. Hmm. Maybe I can squish it into 8 issues. But, I’ll save that for draft 4. I’m tired of this comic right now. I hope to be done by the end of draft 4 or 5.
The Duck That’s Thrice Drafty
The Duck of Indeed 
I think it is important not to stay fixed on the pre thought plan and retain flexibility as you have done.
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Yes, indeed it is. My stories usually end up way different than what I orginally planned, but usually way better, too. It’s best to just let them go where they want to go.
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Hmm, Drafty Duck…I like that title…and yeah, go with the flow, whatever feels right at the time. Good luck!
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Thanks, I need the luck. Stories can be tough. Definitely best to go with the flow. Stories are best when they write themselves. Though, I wish they really would just write themselves. I’m tired.
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