"From Mt First Draft to Mt Editing"

 

 

Writing is as relaxing and refreshing as taking a walk in a mountain-range. Climbing steep slopes. As a storm brews. As snow starts to fall. As you get lost in a forest. As you reach the top of a mountain and realise there's another, bigger one to cross. But when you reach the top and enjoy the view, isn't it worth all the difficulties? 

"Editing the first draft..."

Editing a first draft can feel like trying go through a jungle... And because at times words are not enough, even for a would-be novelist, I thought I'd draw cartoons of the daily problems I face with my manuscript, with my (capricious and ungrateful) characters, with the publication process... Actually, this idea came to me one night and the following day, I drew a few of those cartoons, during a long car journey. So here's the first one, more to come later!