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: Establish where and when the story takes place early on.

: Don't edit as you go. You can't fix a blank page, but you can fix a "shitty first draft". : Establish where and when the story takes place early on

: Ground your reader by using the five senses—the smell of rain, the grit of sand, or the sound of a tin clinking on tiles. 3. Drafting Checklist the grit of sand