First Draft Pro's Newsletter

Joke formats for novel writers

Eight joke formats to punch-up your dialogue, character interactions, and prose

Aug 11 • 

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July 2025

Cultivating ideas (and managing them!)

Ideas, idea management, and an improvement to FDP support

Jul 25 • 

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Removing AI & other improvements

Announcing First Draft Pro v1.0.75 💜

Jul 11 • 

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May 2025

Using acting techniques as a novelist

How I'm using acting techniques to write characters with purpose, who inhabit physical space convincingly, and who drive the narrative forward 🎭

May 13 • 

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April 2025

5 tips for setting-up a novel

These are the tricks I use for setting up new writing projects in First Draft Pro!

Apr 18 • 

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A Story Genius outlining guide

A short guide to outlining a novel with the Story Genius method 🧩

Apr 5 • 

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March 2025

Using psychology to define a character

Using psychology to define a character’s motivations, goals, misbelief, and character arc in your novel 🔮

Mar 21 • 

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January 2025

Atomic stories & an app update 💜

My favourite framework for outlining scenes from The Story Grid, and what's changed in the latest version of First Draft Pro

Jan 30 • 

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Writing short stories in First Draft Pro

Short stories are an excellent way to experiment, hone your craft, or take a break from a larger project

Jan 17 • 

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New year, new novel (and 50% off FDP) 🥳

Sustainable writing practices, goals, and a 50% discount on First Draft Pro

Jan 2 • 

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December 2024

Introducing highlights in First Draft Pro

Happy new feature day story nerds! 🎉

Dec 4, 2024 • 

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October 2024

30 unserious writing prompts for the seriously stuck writer

Use them as warm up exercises, or to unstick yourself if the words aren't flowing.

Oct 24, 2024 • 

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