Waiting until the day you sign up for your account and staring blankly at the name section wondering what to fill in can be stressful - and we all have enough stress in our lives.

Thinking up a gutsy, funny, or clever name in this very moment, or at least being prepared, can save you feeling the pressure when you're put on the spot a couple weeks from now. Maybe I’m being dramatic here, but if you’re one of those managers who love to come up with something clever instead of Team Bill or The Crushers, you know exactly how important a great team name is to have season-to-season. Related: 99 Stats But a Mitch Ain't One Why You Should Think of a Name Now So if that's the case, hopefully our list should at least get you started and get the juices flowing a bit. We're all busy, so chances are you haven't sat around much thinking of fantasy team names. Thinking about it now may just save you some headaches and stress when the time comes to make one of the biggest fantasy football decisions of the season - your team name. The fact is, though, until your draft day rolls around, there isn’t a whole lot you can control about any of your fantasy football teams - redraft or even dynasty - while you're sitting at the beach or staring at a lake and having a drink.īut there is one thing you can maybe get a head start on and it may not have crossed your mind yet. At that point, will be a hotspot to get every little tidbit of information that will make your draft day selections a piece of cake. And soon the official start of your fantasy football season. It’s officially summertime, when travel and swimming and thoughts of the beach or mountains take over your mind.

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Have you completed a rough draft? What are your next steps to make it the best it can be? Let me know in the comments. Use it for what it-a foundation-and build from it to get your story to its full potential. It’s because it’s a first draft, not a final draft. You’ve just got to dive right back in-and remember, the gaps and mistakes you catch when you go back through don’t mean you’re not a good writer. But once you finally see this first step through, it can be hard to know where to go next A Rough Draft is What You Make ItĪ rough draft is a major accomplishment. And most of all, don’t be afraid to get messy. Take your time with this, don’t be afraid to skip around to stay on topic as you address various points. It can be tempting to start off by changing the easy things that will clean it up quickly, like running spell check or correcting little inconsistencies.īut don’t do that-they may feel satisfying but they’re purely cosmetic, and you’ll likely have to go back through a lot of it with your big changes anyway, so you’re really just procrastinating. Start with the biggest things (the ones we identified in the last two steps) and work your way down to the small. Go back to the beginning of your story again, but this time, bring your writer’s cap with you. Make the tough calls about what to keep, what to nix and what to change or flesh out more. Think through what to cut, add, flesh out in your plot threads. Your main plot is probably mostly ironed out, but what about your supporting plot threads? Are there enough of them? Too many? Do they all have a proper arc of beginning, middle end? Are they all relevant, offering something that drives the core plot of the story forward? Delving deeper to flesh them out is a perfect first step for your next draft-understanding these elements will serve as a foundation as you work through everything else. Hopefully you identified these elements while re-reading the draft. But odds are that there’s some room in your setting, characters or plot for some richer development. Find what needs to be developed moreĬut yourself some slack-a full rough draft is already a lot to pound out all at once. As you read, consider what you want to change, and also what you like as is. Reading through your draft is important so you can take in the big picture of what you’ve written.

It can be hard to go back and face your own first stab at a story, but odds are it’s not nearly as bad as you think. Now that you’ve gotten the words out, you’ve got to suck it up and read through them all. Here are four steps you should follow after you finish your rough draft: 1. 4 Steps to Take After You Finish Your Rough Draft It just takes work to bring your rough draft to its full, final draft potential. Don’t do that! There’s bound to be a lot of good writing in that draft.

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