through during the first draft. needless to say that after the three months it usually takes me to finish the first draft of a normal length novel, i am an emotional mess, and the only thing i want to do is throw that draft in a drawer and forget about it.
and i definitely don’t want to tackle another first draft. sometimes, depending on how difficult the story had been for me, i feel like i never want to write another new story ever again… so by this time i have reached the next stage of my creative process.
since i don’t feel like chasing another plot bunny right at the moment 