The First Draft Pro Blog

We freaking love stories

You do too? Well, well, well. That smells like BFF potential.

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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

The internet's biggest annual challenge to finish your first draft

Helping you complete your first draft is kind of our thing.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

Create an outline for your NaNoWriMo novel

Build and release tension over the course of your narrative with an excellent outline.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

How much research should you do upfront?

We’ve put together four steps to help you do your research – and know what’s enough.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

Stay motivated and plan for Nanowrimo success 🌞

With the start of Nanowrimo on the horizon, here are our fave five tips for staying motivated.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

The best tools for each part of your Nanowrimo journey

Here’s our round-up of the best tools for each part of Nanowrimo – right from concept to completion.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

A guide to Nanowrimo: 8-day plan to get through Act 1

We're breaking down the classic three-act story structure across a 50 000 word novel.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

A guide to Nanowrimo: 8-day plan to get through Act 3

We're breaking down the classic three-act story structure across a 50 000 word novel.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

Establish your story basics

Story basics act as your homing signal when you get stuck in the twists and turns of your plot.
Features
5 min read

Introducing subscriptions in First Draft Pro

A First Draft Pro subscription gives you everything you need to take your story-craft to the next level.
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Nanowrimo Guide
5 min read

A guide to Nanowrimo: 14-day plan to get through Act 2

We're breaking down the classic three-act story structure across a 50 000 word novel.
Features
5 min read

Introducing worldbuilding notes and research in First Draft Pro

Managing worldbuilding notes and research is easy with First Draft Pro’s notes folder.
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Introducing cloud backup for your projects in First Draft Pro

All the benefits of cloud-based technology, and none of the stress of saving your work.